Bracciolini
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Bracciolini is an Italian surname most famously associated with Poggio Bracciolini, a Renaissance humanist and manuscript hunter who helped rediscover many classical Latin texts.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poggio Bracciolini | 0 |
| Terranuova Bracciolini | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian humanist
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copyist ⓘ human ⓘ manuscript hunter ⓘ municipality ⓘ scholar of Latin literature ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| birthName | Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1380 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1459 ⓘ |
| discoveredWork |
De rerum natura
NERFINISHED
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Quintilian’s Institutio Oratoria NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Lucretius NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Statius NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Vitruvius ⓘ |
| employer | Roman Curia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Latin prose ⓘ |
| givenName | Poggio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Poggio Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasToponymicUse | Terranuova Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
promoting the study of classical Latin
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rediscovery of classical Latin texts ⓘ searching monastic libraries for ancient manuscripts ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
Italian Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Poggio Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De avaritia
NERFINISHED
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De infelicitate principum NERFINISHED ⓘ De varietate fortunae NERFINISHED ⓘ Facetiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chancellor
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humanist ⓘ scribe ⓘ secretary ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Terranuova Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Apostolic secretary
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Chancellor of the Florentine Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.