Carlo Sigonio
Carlo Sigonio ( Latinized Carolus Sigonius ; * 1524 in Modena ; † August 12, 1584 ibid) was an Italian humanist and historian.
Sigonio was born in Modena, distinguished himself from an early age through his knowledge of Greek and began a long career as a teacher in Modena, Venice , Padua and Bologna . His greatest work is “De regno Italiae” (1574), a study of Italian history between 570 and 1200. He also wrote about the history of ancient Rome and Athens. Other of his works dealt with areas of philosophy. In his historical writings he showed a particular interest in the influence of the law on public institutions. His edition of "Livy" received much acclaim. In 1583 he published a volume in Venice that supposedly contained a work by Marcus Tullius Cicero but was considered his own.
literature
- William McCuaig: Carlo Sigonio. The Changing World of the Late Renaissance. Princeton University Press, Princeton 1989, ISBN 0-691-05558-0
Web links
- Works by and about Carlo Sigonio in the German Digital Library
- Sigonio, Carlo / Jessen, Johann von: De dialogo liber, Lipsia 1596 , Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
- Biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sigonio, Carlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigonius, Carolus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian humanist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1524 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Modena |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1584 |
| Place of death | Modena |