Girolamo Tiraboschi (December 8, 1731 - June 3, 1794) was an Italian literary critic, the first historian of Italian literature. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Born in Bergamo, he studied at the Jesuit college in Monza, entered the order, and was appointed in 1755 professor of eloquence in the University of Milan. Bergamo ( Bèrghem in Lombard, antiquated Wälsch-Bergen in German) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Monza ( Munscia in Western Lombard) is a city on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano UNIMI is one the largest universities in Italy, with about 62801 Students a teaching and research Here he produced (1766-1768) Vetera humiliatorum monumenta (3 vols), a history of the extinct order of the Humiliati, which made his literary reputation. The Humiliati were an Italian religious order created probably in the 12th century.
Nominated in 1770 as librarian to Francis III, duke of Modena, he turned to account the copious materials there accumulated forthe composition of his Storia della letteratura italiana. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Francesco III d'Este ( 2 July 1698 - 22 February 1780) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1737 until his death This vast work, in which Italian literature from the time of the Etruscans to the end of the 17th century is traced in detail, occupied eleven years, 1771-1782, and the thirteen quarto volumes embodying it appeared successively in Modena during that period. Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Modena (ˈmɔːdena Mòdna in Modenese dialect is a city and a Comune ( Municipality) on the south side of the Po valley, in the
A second enlarged edition (16 vols) was issued from 1787 to 1794, and was succeeded by many others, besides abridgments in German, French and English. Tiraboschi died at Modena on 3 June 1794, leaving a high reputation for virtue, learning and piety.
Tiraboschi also wrote, among many other works:
- Biblioteca modenese (6 vols, 1781-1786)
- Notizie de' pittori, scultori, incisori, ed architetti modenesi (1786)
- Memorie storiche modenesi (5 vols, 1793-1794)
He edited the Nuovo giornale dei letterati d'Italia (1773-1790), and left materials for a work of great research entitled Dizionario topografico-storico degli stati estensi (2 vols, 1824-1825),
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