Cesare Paoli (1840–1902), Italian historian and

paleographer Palaeography ( UK) or paleography ( US; ultimately from grc-gre, , ''palaiós'', "old", and , ''gráphein'', "to write") is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysi ...

, was the son of senator Baldassare Paoli. He was born and educated in

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where at 21 he was given an appointment in the record office. From 1865 to 1871 he was attached to the archives of

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, but eventually returned to Florence. In 1874 he was appointed first professor of palaeography and diplomatics at the ''Istituto di Studii Superiori'' in Florence, where he continued to work at the interpretation of manuscripts. In 1887 he became editor of the ''Archivio storico italiano'', contributing numerous articles. His works consist of many historical essays, studies on palaeography, transcriptions of state and other papers, reviews, etc.

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* * 1840 births 1902 deaths 19th-century Italian historians Writers from Florence {{Italy-historian-stub