Giorgio Valla
Giorgio Valla (* around 1447 in Piacenza , † 1499 in Venice ) was an Italian physician, astronomer , Latin and Greek philologist and musicologist.
Life
The exact date of birth of Valla cannot be determined, some sources mention 1430, others 1450, still others 1457. Valla was from 1476 "Professor Humaniorum" in Venice.
Works
- De simplicium natura . - Argentinae: Sybold, 1528. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- De urinae significatione . - Argentinae: Sybold, 1528 or 1529. Digitized edition
- In Ciceronis partitiones commentaria . - Venice: Firmanus, 1502. Digitized edition
literature
- JL Heiberg, contributions to the history of Georg Vallas and his library , "Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen" supplement XVI, 1896, pp. 2-6; 54-103.
- JL Heiberg, Retrospective on Georg Valla , 15 (1898) 4/5, pp. 189 ff online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eckstein: Nomenclator philologorum, 1871. Quoted from the WBIS
- ^ Eitner: Biographical-bibliographical source lexicon of musicians and music scholars, 1904. Quoted from the WBIS
- ↑ Dragoni-Bergia-Gottardi: Dizionar. biogr. degli Scienziati ... 1999. Quoted from the WBIS
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valla, Giorgio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valla, Giampietro; Valla, Gian Petro; Valla, Gianpetro; Valla, Giampiero; Valla, Giovanni Pietro; Valla, Petrus; Valla, Johannes Petrus; Valla, Joannes Petrus; Valla, Gian Pietro di Giorgio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian medic, astronomer, philologist and musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 1447 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Piacenza |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1499 |
| Place of death | Venice |