Pier Michele Giagaraccio (
Sassari
Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...
, ... - 1590?) was a
jurist
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,
lawyer
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, and
poet
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from
Sardinia
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. He flourished in sixteenth century Sassari.
Life
Giagaraccio was born in Sardinia and studied law in Sassari, but lectured on
civil institutions
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History
The Origins
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from 1565 to 1567. At a later point in life, he decided to return to the island, where he practiced law and taught
jurisprudence
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for free in his hometown.
Giagaraccio was also interested in the humanities and became friends with the most famous Sardinian writers of his time. He died shortly after 1590. To commemorate him,
Gerolamo Araolla
Gerolamo Araolla, also known as Hieronimu Araolla, (Sassari, 1542 - Rome, 1615) was a Sardinian poet and priest.
Early life
Gerolamo Araolla was born into a distinguished family. He was a pupil of the Sassari physician and philologist Gavino Samb ...
wrote a sonnet in
Italian
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, ''onor di Sassari e delizia dell'
Arno
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Source and route
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'' (Honor of Sassari and delight of the Arno).
Giagaraccio's children were also dedicated students and successful lawyers. His ancient surname, Giagaraccio, has transformed into the modern name Cesaraccio.
[Dizionario biografico degli uomini illustri di Sardegna: ossia, Storia della vita pubblica e privata di tutti i Sardi che si distinsero per opere, azioni, talenti, virtu' e delitti, Volume ]
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References
Bibliography
*Fabroni, ''Historia accademia pisana,'' Volume II, p. 467
*Araolla, ''Rime spirituali''
*Dizionario biografico degli uomini illustri di Sardegna: ossia, Storia della vita pubblica e privata di tutti i Sardi che si distinsero per opere, azioni, talenti, virtu' e delitti, Volume
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16th-century Italian jurists
People from Sassari
1591 deaths