Francesco Maria Appendini

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Francesco Maria Appendini , Germanized Franz Maria Appendini , (born November 4, 1768 near Turin , † January 1837 in Zadar ) was an Italian philologist and historian .

Life

After Francesco Maria Appendini completed his studies in Rome , he joined the order of the Piarists . He later served as the rector of a college of the order. He later sent him to Ragusa as a prefect high school . There he dealt with Illyria and the Illyrian language , on which he wrote philological treatises that were very well received. Noteworthy is his writing, Notie istoricho-critiche sulle antichitá, storia e letteratura de 'Ragusei , with which he rendered services to Slavic literature by unraveling confused facts.

Works

  • Note istoricho-critiche sulle antichitá, storia e letteratura de 'Ragusei (two volumes, Ragusa 1802–1803)
  • Grammar of the Illyrian-Ragusan dialect (Ragusa 1808)
  • De praestantia et vetustate linguae illyricae ejusque necessitate ad populorum origines investigandas (Ragusa 1810)
  • Memorie spettanti ad alcuni uomini illustri di Cattaro (Ragusa 1811)
  • Esame critico sulla questione intorno alla Patria di S. Girolamo (Zara 1835)
  • Memorie sulla vita e sugli scritti di Giov. Francesco Gondola (Ragusa 1837)
  • De vita et scriptis Bernardi Zamagna (Ragusa)
  • La vita e l'esame delle opere del Petrarca

literature

personal data
SURNAME Appendini, Francesco Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Appendini, Franz Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian philologist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1768
PLACE OF BIRTH near Turin
DATE OF DEATH January 1837
Place of death Zadar