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AURISPA ,. GIOVANNI (c. 1370-1459), one of the learned Italians of the 15th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, who did so much to promote the revival of the study of See also:

Greek in See also:

Italy, was See also:

BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

NOTO

Noto in See also:

SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily. In 1418 he visited See also:

Constantinople, where he remained for some years, perfecting his knowledge of Greek and searching for See also:

ancient See also:

MSS

MSS. His efforts were rewarded by the acquisition of some 250 MSS., with which he returned to See also:

Venice. Here he is said to have been obliged to See also:

PAWN

pawn his treasures for 50 See also:

gold florins to provide for his immediate wants. Cosimo de' See also:

Medici, See also:

HEARING (formed from the verb " to hear," O. Eng. hyran, heron, &c., a common Teutonic verb; cf. Ger. Koren, Dutch hooren, &c.; the O. Tent. form is seen in Goth. hausjan; the initial h makes any connexion with " ear," Lat. audire, or Gr. &Kobew very doub

hearing of his embarrassment, redeemed the MSS. and summoned the owner to See also:

Florence. In 1438, at the See also:

COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of See also:

Basel, Aurispa attracted the See also:

ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention of See also:

Pope See also:

EUGENIUS

Eugenius IV., who made him his secretary; he held a similar position under See also:

Nicholas V., who presented him to two lucrative abbacies. He died at See also:

FERRARA

Ferrara. Considering his See also:

long See also:

LIFE

life and reputation Aurispa produced little: Latin See also:

TRANSLATIONS

translations of the commentary of See also:

HIEROCLES

Hierocles on the See also:

GOLDEN

golden verses of See also:

Pythagoras (1474) and of Philisci Consolatoria ad Ciceronem from Dio See also:

Cassius (not published till 1510) ; and, according to See also:

Gesner, a See also:

TRANSLATION

translation of the See also:

WORKS

works of See also:

Archimedes. Aurispa's reputation rests upon the extensive collection of MSS. copied and distributed by him, and his persistent efforts to revive and promote the study of ancient literature.

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