Donato Albanzani
Donato Albanzani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1328 |
| Died | 1411 (aged 82–83) |
| Occupations | rhetorician, grammarian, author, translator |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Classics |
Donato Albanzani (1328 – 1411) was a medieval Italian humanist, grammarian and rhetorician.
Biography
He was born in 1328 in Pratovecchio Stia, Italy.[1]
Education
He was a student of Giovanni Malpaghini.[1]
Career
He taught rhetoric and grammar from 1345 to 1346 in Ravenna, Italy.[1]
He arrived in Ferrara in 1382 and became a tutor to Niccolò III d'Este, the son of Alberto V d'Este , Marquis of Ferrara and Modena.[1]
Bibliography
He is famous for producing commentaries on the works of Petrarch and for having translated Petrarch's work De viris illustribus and Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris from Latin to Italian.[1]
His notable works include:[2]
- De viris illustribus; Raccoglimento; Supplementum in librum de viris illustribus Francisci Petrarcae
- Le Vite degli uomini illustri
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ALBANZANI, Donato - Enciclopedia". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved April 13, 2026.
- ↑ "MLOL - Risultati ricerca". www.medialibrary.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 13, 2026.
External links
- "Donato Degli Albanzani". Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press.
- Albazini, Donato. De claris mulieribus (in Italian). Milan: Giovanni Silvestri.
- "Donato Albanzani". The Online Books Page. University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
- "Donato Albanzani (n. ante 1328, m. post 1414)". Digital Archives for Medieval Culture (in Italian).
- "Autore:Donato Albanzani". Wikisource (in Italian).