Giovanni Filoteo Achillini (''Latin'' Joannes Philotheus Achillinus; 1466–1538) was an
Italian
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philosopher.
Born in
Bologna
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, he was the younger brother of philosopher
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He applied himself to
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Latin
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theology
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philosophy
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music
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antiquities
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jurisprudence
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poetry
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, etc., but did not excel in any specific field.
His poetry is the most noteworthy of his work; written in what has since been considered the bad taste that prevailed at the end of the 15th century, however, his works have left scarcely any memory of their existence but their titles.
One of the principal was titled ''Viridario'' and contained the
eulogy
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of many of his contemporaries in literature, with lessons of morality.
[ He also wrote some remarks on Italian] to the disparagement of Tuscan, and the praise of Bolognese, which he had used in his poems.[ Of antiquities, he had accumulated ample collections.][
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See also
* Claudio Achillini
Claudio Achillini (''Latin'' Claudius Achillinus; 18 September 1574 – 1 October 1640) was an Italian philosopher, theologian, mathematician, poet, and jurist. He is a major figure in the history of Italian Baroque poetry.
Biography
Born in B ...
, his grandson
References
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1466 births
1538 deaths
Italian antiquarians
16th-century Italian jurists
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16th-century Italian musicians
16th-century Italian poets
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16th-century Italian philosophers
Italian male non-fiction writers