Hieronymus Angerianus

Who was Hieronymus Angerianus?

Hieronymus Angerianus was an influential Italian neo-Latin poet from Apulia. He retired at a young age from the life of the Neapolitan court, to the family estates at Ariano de Puglia.

His Erotopaegnion, an epigram collection, was published in 1512 in Florence. He was published in 1582 in the Poetae Tres Elegantissimi, with Joannes Secundus and Michelle Marullo.

Sources differ considerably on his birth year, with some stating 1470, others giving "c. 1480" and another c. 1490.