Pedro Chacón
Pedro Chacón (* 1526 in Toledo , † 1581 in Rome ) was a Spanish scholar. He taught Greek at the University of Salamanca and was a member of the Salamanca School .
Chacon studied in Salamanca and already distinguished himself in mathematics and Greek during his studies.
In 1572 he went to Rome to work on the calendar reform ( Gregorian calendar 1582).
He wrote a history of the University of Salamanca (reissued in 1990) and wrote a book on Roman eating habits. He also published on the decrees of Gratian , the Church Fathers, weights and measures and numbers.
Fonts
- Kalendarii Romani veteris Julii Cœsaris aetate marmori incisi explanatio.
- Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris MS
- De Nummis libri III.
- Commentaria de Nummis tam Grœcorum et Latinorum quam Hispanorum et Italorum.
- In Decretum Gratiani correctiones.
- In S. Hieronymum, S. Hilarium, et S. Ambrosium Nota quœdam.
- De Triclinio sive de Modo convivandi apud prisco Romanos… accedit Fulvi Ursini Appendix, & here. Mercurialis, De accubitus in cena antiquorum origine dissertatio. Amsterdam: Andreas Frisius, 1664.
- Historia de la Universidad de Salamanca hecha por el Maestro Pedro Chacón. Transcription and commentary by Ana María Carabias Torres, Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 1990.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chacón, Pedro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1526 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1581 |
| Place of death | Rome |