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Pontano, Giovanni

Born: 7 May 1429, Cerreto di Spoleto

Died: 17 September 1503, Naples

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Philosopher, poet, and politician, head of the Neapolitan Academy, named afterwards Accademia Pontaniana. Pontano was the most influential humanist in Southern Italy in the second half of the fifteenth century.

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Roick, M. (2018). Pontano, Giovanni. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_101-1

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