Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini
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Italian humanist
copyist
epistolographer
historian
humanist
manuscript hunter
notary
papal secretary
scholar
Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini was a 15th-century Italian humanist, scholar, and manuscript hunter renowned for rediscovering and preserving many classical Latin texts during the Renaissance.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian humanist
ⓘ
copyist ⓘ epistolographer ⓘ historian ⓘ humanist ⓘ manuscript hunter ⓘ notary ⓘ papal secretary ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| activity |
copying and disseminating classical manuscripts
ⓘ
searching monastic libraries in Germany and Switzerland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Poggio Bracciolini
NERFINISHED
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Poggio Fiorentino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Council of Constance
NERFINISHED
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Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1380-02-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Republic of Florence
NERFINISHED
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Terranuova Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Santa Croce, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Carlo Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1459-10-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Florence
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered |
De rerum natura by Lucretius
NERFINISHED
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Quintilian’s Institutio Oratoria (complete text) NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Ammianus Marcellinus NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Asconius Pedianus ⓘ works of Cicero ⓘ works of Frontinus ⓘ works of Manilius ⓘ works of Silius Italicus ⓘ works of Valerius Flaccus ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Roman Curia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
papal court ⓘ |
| era | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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history ⓘ letters ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elegant Ciceronian Latin style
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invective writings against contemporaries ⓘ preservation of classical literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
book hunting in monastic libraries
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contributions to Renaissance humanism ⓘ rediscovery of classical Latin texts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De avaritia
NERFINISHED
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De varietate fortunae NERFINISHED ⓘ Facetiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Historia Florentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chancellor
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humanist ⓘ manuscript hunter ⓘ papal secretary ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of Florence
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Chancellor of the Florentine Republic ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Vaggia Buondelmonti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | apostolic secretary ⓘ |
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