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Adriaan Reland
Adriaan Reland (also known as Adriaen Reeland/Reelant, Hadrianus Relandus) (July 17, 1676, De Rijp, North Holland - February 5, 1718, Utrecht ) was a Dutch scholar, cartographer and phil...
Adriaan Reland (also known as Adriaen Reeland/Reelant, Hadrianus Relandus) (July 17, 1676, De Rijp, North Holland - February 5, 1718, Utrecht ) was a Dutch scholar, cartographer and phil...
Albert of Stade
Albert of Stade was a 13th century chronicler, born before the end of the 12th century.
Albert of Stade was a 13th century chronicler, born before the end of the 12th century.
Andrea Ammonio
Andrea Ammonio (ca. 1478 – 1517) was an Italian cleric and Latin poet born in Lucca, held in high esteem by Erasmus, a friend of his.
Andrea Ammonio (ca. 1478 – 1517) was an Italian cleric and Latin poet born in Lucca, held in high esteem by Erasmus, a friend of his.
Archpoet
The Archpoet, or Archipoeta, is the name given to an anonymous 12th century author of ten medieval Latin poems, the most famous being his "Confession" found in the Carmina Burana manus...
The Archpoet, or Archipoeta, is the name given to an anonymous 12th century author of ten medieval Latin poems, the most famous being his "Confession" found in the Carmina Burana manus...
Bernard Silvestris
Bernard Silvestris, also known as Bernardus Silvestris and Bernard Silvester, was a Medieval Platonist philosopher and poet of the 12th century.
Bernard Silvestris, also known as Bernardus Silvestris and Bernard Silvester, was a Medieval Platonist philosopher and poet of the 12th century.
Blossius Aemilius Dracontius
Blossius Aemilius Dracontius (c. 455 – c. 505) of Carthage (according to the early tradition, of Spanish origin), Christian poet, flourished in the latter part of the 5th century.
Blossius Aemilius Dracontius (c. 455 – c. 505) of Carthage (according to the early tradition, of Spanish origin), Christian poet, flourished in the latter part of the 5th century.
Charles de la Rue
Charles de La Rue, known in Latin as Carolus Ruaeus, was one of the great orators of the Society of Jesus in France in the seventeenth century He entered the novitiate on 7 September 1659,...
Charles de La Rue, known in Latin as Carolus Ruaeus, was one of the great orators of the Society of Jesus in France in the seventeenth century He entered the novitiate on 7 September 1659,...
Conrad Celtes
Conrad Celtes, also Konrad Celtis and Latin Conradus Celtis, was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and Neo-Latin poet.
Conrad Celtes, also Konrad Celtis and Latin Conradus Celtis, was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and Neo-Latin poet.
Daniel Heinsius
Daniel Heinsius, one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent.
Daniel Heinsius, one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent.
Elizabeth Jane Weston
Elizabeth Jane Weston (Elisabetha Joanna Westonia) (1581–1612) was mostly known for her Neo-Latin poetry, and she had the unusual distinction for a woman of that time of having her poetry published.
Elizabeth Jane Weston (Elisabetha Joanna Westonia) (1581–1612) was mostly known for her Neo-Latin poetry, and she had the unusual distinction for a woman of that time of having her poetry published.
Ercole Strozzi
Ercole Strozzi (Ferrara, September 2, 1473 – Ferrara, June 6, 1508) was an Italian poet, the son of Tito Vespasiano Strozzi.
Ercole Strozzi (Ferrara, September 2, 1473 – Ferrara, June 6, 1508) was an Italian poet, the son of Tito Vespasiano Strozzi.
Filippo Buonaccorsi
Filippo Buonaccorsi, called "Callimachus" (Latin: Philippus Callimachus Experiens, Bonacursius; Filip Kallimach; 2 May 1437 – 1 November 1496) was an Italian humanist and writer.
Filippo Buonaccorsi, called "Callimachus" (Latin: Philippus Callimachus Experiens, Bonacursius; Filip Kallimach; 2 May 1437 – 1 November 1496) was an Italian humanist and writer.
George Buchanan
George Buchanan (February 1506 – 28 September 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar.
George Buchanan (February 1506 – 28 September 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar.
Helius Eobanus Hessus
Helius Eobanus Hessus (January 6, 1488 – October 5, 1540) was a German Latin poet born at Halgehausen in Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).
Helius Eobanus Hessus (January 6, 1488 – October 5, 1540) was a German Latin poet born at Halgehausen in Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).
Henri Valois
Henri Valois (September 10, 1603 in Paris – May 7, 1676 in Paris) or in classical circles, Henricus Valesius, was a philologist and a student of classical and ecclesiastical historians.
Henri Valois (September 10, 1603 in Paris – May 7, 1676 in Paris) or in classical circles, Henricus Valesius, was a philologist and a student of classical and ecclesiastical historians.
Henry Birkhead
Henry Birkhead (1617?-1696) was an English academic, lawyer and Latin poet.
Henry Birkhead (1617?-1696) was an English academic, lawyer and Latin poet.
Hrotsvitha
Hrotsvitha (c. 935 – c. 1002), also known as Hroswitha, Hrotsvit, Hrosvit, and Roswitha, was a 10th-century German secular canoness of the Benedictine Order, as well as a...
Hrotsvitha (c. 935 – c. 1002), also known as Hroswitha, Hrotsvit, Hrosvit, and Roswitha, was a 10th-century German secular canoness of the Benedictine Order, as well as a...
Jacopo Gaddi
Jacopo Gaddi (c. 1600 - after 1658) was an Italian Neolatin and Italian writer from Florence.
Jacopo Gaddi (c. 1600 - after 1658) was an Italian Neolatin and Italian writer from Florence.
Jacopo Sannazaro
Jacopo Sannazaro (or Sannazzaro in wrong transcription) (28 July 1458 – 6 August 1530) was an Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist from Naples.
Jacopo Sannazaro (or Sannazzaro in wrong transcription) (28 July 1458 – 6 August 1530) was an Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist from Naples.
Jan Gawiński
Jan z Wielomowic Gawiński, born about 1622, died probably in 1684, was a Polish baroque poet.
Jan z Wielomowic Gawiński, born about 1622, died probably in 1684, was a Polish baroque poet.
Jan Kochanowski
Jan Kochanowski (; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to Polish literary language.
Jan Kochanowski (; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to Polish literary language.
Jean-Antoine du Cerceau
Jean-Antoine du Cerceau was a French Jesuit.
Jean-Antoine du Cerceau was a French Jesuit.
Jean-Jacques Boissard
Jean-Jacques Boissard (1528 – October 30, 1602) was a French antiquary and Latin poet.
Jean-Jacques Boissard (1528 – October 30, 1602) was a French antiquary and Latin poet.
Joachim du Bellay
Joachim du Bellay (c. 1522 – 1 January 1560) was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade.
Joachim du Bellay (c. 1522 – 1 January 1560) was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade.
Johann Heermann
Johann Heermann (11 October 1585 – 17 February 1647) was a German poet and hymn-writer.
Johann Heermann (11 October 1585 – 17 February 1647) was a German poet and hymn-writer.
Johannes Secundus
Johannes Secundus (also Janus Secundus) (15 November 1511 – 25 September 1536) was a New Latin poet of Dutch nationality.
Johannes Secundus (also Janus Secundus) (15 November 1511 – 25 September 1536) was a New Latin poet of Dutch nationality.
John Barclay (poet)
John Barclay (Pont-à-Mousson, 28 January, 1582 — Rome, 15 August, 1621) was a Scottish writer, satirist and neo-Latin poet.
John Barclay (Pont-à-Mousson, 28 January, 1582 — Rome, 15 August, 1621) was a Scottish writer, satirist and neo-Latin poet.
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.
John of Hauville
John of Hauville (also known as Johannes de Hauvilla, Johannes de Altavilla, John of Hauteville and Jean de Hauteville) was a moralist and satirical poet of the 12th cent...
John of Hauville (also known as Johannes de Hauvilla, Johannes de Altavilla, John of Hauteville and Jean de Hauteville) was a moralist and satirical poet of the 12th cent...
Julian of Speyer
Julian of Speyer, also known as Julian of Spires and Latinized Julianus Teutonicus, was a German Franciscan composer, poet, and historian of the thirteenth century.
Julian of Speyer, also known as Julian of Spires and Latinized Julianus Teutonicus, was a German Franciscan composer, poet, and historian of the thirteenth century.
Józef Baka
Józef Baka (Lithuanian: Juozapas Baka) was a late Baroque poet, Jesuit priest and missionary.
Józef Baka (Lithuanian: Juozapas Baka) was a late Baroque poet, Jesuit priest and missionary.
Klemens Janicki
Klemens Janicki (Janiciusz, Januszkowski, from Januszkowo) ('Clemens Ianicius') (1516–1543) was one of the most outstanding Latin poets of the 16th century.
Klemens Janicki (Janiciusz, Januszkowski, from Januszkowo) ('Clemens Ianicius') (1516–1543) was one of the most outstanding Latin poets of the 16th century.
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (in Latin, Matthias Casimirus Sarbievius;Sarbiewo, Poland, 24 February 1595 – 2 April 1640, Warsaw, Poland), was Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th ce...
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (in Latin, Matthias Casimirus Sarbievius;Sarbiewo, Poland, 24 February 1595 – 2 April 1640, Warsaw, Poland), was Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th ce...
Marcus Antonius Antimachus
Marcus Antonius Antimachus, also written Mark Antony Antimaco or Marcantonio Antimaco (c.
Marcus Antonius Antimachus, also written Mark Antony Antimaco or Marcantonio Antimaco (c.
Marko Marulić
Marko Marulić was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance.
Marko Marulić was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance.
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus or Michael Marullus (Μιχαήλ Μάρουλλος Ταρχανειώτης, Michele Marullo Tarcaniota; c. 1458 – 1500) was a Greek Renaissance scholar, poet of Neolatin, human...
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus or Michael Marullus (Μιχαήλ Μάρουλλος Ταρχανειώτης, Michele Marullo Tarcaniota; c. 1458 – 1500) was a Greek Renaissance scholar, poet of Neolatin, human...
Mikołaj Hussowczyk
Mikołaj Hussowczyk (Мікалай (Мікола) Гусоўскі, Mikalojus Husovianas, Nicolaus Hussovianus).
Mikołaj Hussowczyk (Мікалай (Мікола) Гусоўскі, Mikalojus Husovianas, Nicolaus Hussovianus).
Mikołaj Sęp Szarzyński
Mikołaj Sęp Szarzyński (c. 1550 - c. 1581) was an influential Polish poet of the late Renaissance who wrote in both Polish and Latin.
Mikołaj Sęp Szarzyński (c. 1550 - c. 1581) was an influential Polish poet of the late Renaissance who wrote in both Polish and Latin.
Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder
Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder (July 20, 1620 – 1681), Dutch classical scholar and poet, son of Daniel Heinsius, was born at Leiden.
Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder (July 20, 1620 – 1681), Dutch classical scholar and poet, son of Daniel Heinsius, was born at Leiden.
Petrus Scriverius
Petrus Scriverius, the Latinized form of Peter Schrijver or Schryver (12 January 1576 - 30 April 1660) was a Dutch writer and scholar on the history of Holland and Belgium.
Petrus Scriverius, the Latinized form of Peter Schrijver or Schryver (12 January 1576 - 30 April 1660) was a Dutch writer and scholar on the history of Holland and Belgium.
Piero Valeriano Bolzani
Piero Valeriano Bolzani (1477–1558), born Giampietro Valeriano Bolzani, was an Italian Renaissance humanist, favored by the Medici.
Piero Valeriano Bolzani (1477–1558), born Giampietro Valeriano Bolzani, was an Italian Renaissance humanist, favored by the Medici.
Pieter Burman the Younger
Pieter Burman (Petrus Burmannus, often cited as Burmann, October 23, 1713 – June 24, 1778), called by himself the Younger (Secundus) to distinguish himself from his uncle, was a ...
Pieter Burman (Petrus Burmannus, often cited as Burmann, October 23, 1713 – June 24, 1778), called by himself the Younger (Secundus) to distinguish himself from his uncle, was a ...
Poliziano
Angelo Ambrogini, commonly known by his nickname, anglicized as Politian, Italian Poliziano, Latin Politianus (from his birthplace, Montepulciano, Latin Mons Politianus...
Angelo Ambrogini, commonly known by his nickname, anglicized as Politian, Italian Poliziano, Latin Politianus (from his birthplace, Montepulciano, Latin Mons Politianus...
Raimon de Cornet
Raimon de Cornet or Ramon de Cornet (fl.
Raimon de Cornet or Ramon de Cornet (fl.
Samuel Naeranus
Samuel Naeranus was a Dutch Remonstrant minister and neo-Latin poet, exiled in 1619 after the Synod of Dort.
Samuel Naeranus was a Dutch Remonstrant minister and neo-Latin poet, exiled in 1619 after the Synod of Dort.
Sebastian Klonowic
Sebastian Fabian Klonowic (1545 Sulmierzyce – August 29, 1602 Lublin) was a Polish poet writer and composer.
Sebastian Fabian Klonowic (1545 Sulmierzyce – August 29, 1602 Lublin) was a Polish poet writer and composer.
Thomas of Celano
Thomas of Celano (Tommaso da Celano; c. 1200 – c. 1265) was an Italian friar of the Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor), a poet, and the author of three hagiographies about Saint Francis o...
Thomas of Celano (Tommaso da Celano; c. 1200 – c. 1265) was an Italian friar of the Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor), a poet, and the author of three hagiographies about Saint Francis o...
Thomas Preston (writer)
Thomas Preston was an English master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and possibly a dramatist.
Thomas Preston was an English master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and possibly a dramatist.
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi (Ferrara, 1424 – ca.
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi (Ferrara, 1424 – ca.
Walter of Châtillon
Walter of Châtillon (Latin Gualterus de Castellione) was a 12th-century French writer and theologian who wrote in the Latin language.
Walter of Châtillon (Latin Gualterus de Castellione) was a 12th-century French writer and theologian who wrote in the Latin language.