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Lodovico Domenichi (1515–1564) was an Italian translator.

Biography

Lodovico Domenichi was born in

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

(Italy) in 1515. After studying Law at the

University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from ...

, he pursued a literary career. He lived in

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and

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. He was renowned for his editions and translations of classical authors, including

Xenophon Xenophon of Athens (; grc, Ξενοφῶν ; – probably 355 or 354 BC) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian, born in Athens. At the age of 30, Xenophon was elected commander of one of the biggest Greek mercenary armies o ...

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, Polybius, and

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. He also authored the first Italian translation of the Letter of Aristeas.4 Enoch: The Online Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins
/ref> Dominichi died in Pisa, Tuscany (Italy) on August 29, 1564.

Works

*''I Fatti de Greci, di Senofonte, isette, libri di Senofone delia impresa di Ciro'' (Venice: Giolito, 1547, 1548, 1558) *''Polibio historio greco'' (Venice: Giolito, 1545, 1553) *''Historia naturale di G. Plinio secundo'' (Venice: Giolito, 1561) *''Severino Boczio de Conforti filosofici'' (Florence: Torrentino, 1550; Venice: Giolito, 1562) *''Istorie del suo tempo di Paolo Giovio'' (Florence: Torrentino, 1531, 1553) *''Le Vite di Léon X e di Adriano VI pontefeci, e del cardinale

Pompeo Colonna Pompeo Colonna (12 May 1479 – 28 June 1532) was an Italian noble, ''condottiero'', politician, and cardinal. At the culmination of his career he was Viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples (1530–1532) for the Emperor Charles V. Born in Rome, he was ...

, del medesimo Paolo Giorno'' (Florence: Torrentino, 1549) *''La nobiltà delle donne'' (Venice: Giolito, 1549/1551) *''Aristea de settanta due interpreti'' (Florence: Torrentino, 1550)

References

*"Lodovico Domenichi", in Louis-Gabriel Michaud, ''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne'', 2nd ed., 1843-65.

External links

*
Querelle , Lodovico Domenichi
Querelle.ca is a website devoted to the works of authors contributing to the pro-woman side of the ''querelle des femmes''. * 1515 births 1564 deaths Greek–Italian translators People from Piacenza 16th-century Italian writers Latin–Italian translators {{Italy-translator-stub