Louis Carrion (Ludovicus Carrio) (1547 – 23 June 1595) was a Flemish humanist and classical scholar. He is known for his precocious edition of the ''Argonautica'' of

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(1574), and work on

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, the astrologer

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(1583), and

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(1585, with

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). He also published letters of

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Works

* ''In Valerii Flacci Setini Balbi Argonauticon libros octo castigationes'' (Antwerp, Plantinus, 1566) * ''Antiquarum lectionum commentarii III. In quibus varia scriptorum veterum loca supplentur, corriguntur et illustrantur''

References

*Ruth Taylor, ''The Authority of the Codex Carrionis in the MS-Tradition of Valerius Flaccus'', Classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 2 (1989), pp. 451–471

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrion, Louis 1547 births 1595 deaths Flemish classical scholars Flemish academics Flemish Renaissance humanists French male non-fiction writers