Elia Diodati

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Elia Diodati (born May 11, 1576 in Geneva , † 1661 in Paris ) was a Swiss lawyer and attorney who supported and made the work of Galileo known in Europe.

Life

Elia Diodati was in Switzerland , the son of Pompeo and Laura Calandrini, one from Lucca originating Calvinists born family. After studying law in Basel and Heidelberg, he obtained his doctorate in law in Geneva. In 1602 he moved to Paris , where he became a lawyer in Parliament.

During a trip to Italy in 1620 he met Galileo Galilei and stayed in contact with him through an intensive exchange of letters. Throughout his life he made the spread of the new Galilean theories throughout Europe (but not limited to it) his concern, thanks to his numerous acquaintances with the most important representatives of European culture. He also campaigned for the publication of Galileo's works in various European countries against the obstacles of the Inquisition in Italy. After Golileo's death, he continued this action by opening a correspondence with his pupil Vincenzo Viviani , with whom he also announced his intention to embark on a project to publish Galileo's works, which however was never completed.

Diodati died in Paris in 1661.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The few reports on the biography of Diodati, the most important disseminator of the Galilean work outside Italy, can be found on the following website of "brunelleschi.imss.fi.it".

literature

  • Erminia Ardissino: Galileo in Europe. Lo scambio epistolare con Elia Diodati . In: Lettere italiane . tape 59 , no. 2 , 2007, p. 187-204 .
  • Stéphane Garcia: Elie Diodati et Galilei. Naissance d'un réseau scientifique dans l'Europe du XVIIe siècle . Leo S. Olschki, Florence 2004.
  • Stéphane Garcia: Elia Diodati-Galilée: la recontre de deux logiques . In: Largo campo di filosofare . ISBN 84-607-3613-X , pp. 883-894 (contents of the Eurosymposium Galileo 2001 , coordinators: José Montesinos and Carlos Solís Santos, Fundación Canaria Orotava de Historia de la Ciencia, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 2001 (pages 938)).
  • John L. Heilbron: Galileo . Giulio Einaudi editore, Turin 2013.

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Wikisource: Elia Diodati  - (Italian)
personal data
SURNAME Diodati, Elijah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss lawyer and attorney
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1576
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva
DATE OF DEATH 1661
Place of death Paris