Giovanni Aurispa

Deceased Person

1376 – 1459

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Who was Giovanni Aurispa?

Giovanni Aurispa Piciunerio was an Italian historian and savant of the 15th century. He is remembered in particular as a promoter of the revival of the study of Greek in Italy. It is to Aurispa that the world is indebted for preserving the greater part of our knowledge of the Greek classics.

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Born
1376
Noto
Nationality
  • Italy
Lived in
  • Sicily
Died
1459
Ferrara

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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