SettingsRenaissance Latin-language writers
Alfonso de Cartagena
Alfonso de Santa María de Cartagena was a Jewish convert to Christianity, a Roman Catholic bishop, diplomat, historian and writer of pre-Renaissance Spain.
Alfonso de Santa María de Cartagena was a Jewish convert to Christianity, a Roman Catholic bishop, diplomat, historian and writer of pre-Renaissance Spain.
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.
Angelo Sabino
Angelo Sabino or in Latin Angelus Sabinus (fl.
Angelo Sabino or in Latin Angelus Sabinus (fl.
Antonio Beccadelli
Antonio Beccadelli (1394–1471), called Il Panormita (poetic form meaning "The Palermitan"), was an Italian poet, canon lawyer, scholar, diplomat, and chronicler.
Antonio Beccadelli (1394–1471), called Il Panormita (poetic form meaning "The Palermitan"), was an Italian poet, canon lawyer, scholar, diplomat, and chronicler.
Antonio Beccadelli (poet)
Antonio Beccadelli, called Il Panormita, was an Italian poet, canon lawyer, scholar, diplomat, and chronicler.
Antonio Beccadelli, called Il Panormita, was an Italian poet, canon lawyer, scholar, diplomat, and chronicler.
Baptista Malatesta
Baptista Malatesta (c. 1383–1450), also known as Baptista di Montefeltro, was an Italian Renaissance poet.
Baptista Malatesta (c. 1383–1450), also known as Baptista di Montefeltro, was an Italian Renaissance poet.
Basinio Basini
Basinio Basini was an Italian humanist.
Basinio Basini was an Italian humanist.
Battista Malatesta
Battista Malatesta, also known as Battista di Montefeltro forename also called Baptista, was an Italian Renaissance poet.
Battista Malatesta, also known as Battista di Montefeltro forename also called Baptista, was an Italian Renaissance poet.
Benvenuto Rambaldi da Imola
Benvenuto Rambaldi da Imola, or simply Benvenuto da Imola (Benevenutus Imolensis) (1320? – 1388) was an Italian scholar and historian, a lecturer at Bologna.
Benvenuto Rambaldi da Imola, or simply Benvenuto da Imola (Benevenutus Imolensis) (1320? – 1388) was an Italian scholar and historian, a lecturer at Bologna.
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.
Cristoforo Landino
Cristoforo Landino (1424 – 24 September 1498) was an Italian humanist and an important figure of the Florentine Renaissance.
Cristoforo Landino (1424 – 24 September 1498) was an Italian humanist and an important figure of the Florentine Renaissance.
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.
Francesco Filelfo
Francesco Filelfo (July 25, 1398 – July 31, 1481) was an Italian Renaissance humanist.
Francesco Filelfo (July 25, 1398 – July 31, 1481) was an Italian Renaissance humanist.
Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend, student, and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number o...
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend, student, and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number o...
Giovanni Michele Alberto da Carrara
Giovanni Michele Alberto da Carrara (John Michael Albert) (1438–1490) was a Bergamasque Renaissance humanist and medical doctor.
Giovanni Michele Alberto da Carrara (John Michael Albert) (1438–1490) was a Bergamasque Renaissance humanist and medical doctor.
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (; 24 February 1463 – 17 November 1494) was an Italian Renaissance philosopher.
Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (; 24 February 1463 – 17 November 1494) was an Italian Renaissance philosopher.
Janus Pannonius
Janus Pannonius was a Croatian and Hungarian Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs.
Janus Pannonius was a Croatian and Hungarian Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs.
Johann Reuchlin
Johann Reuchlin (sometimes Johannes) (January 29, 1455 – June 30, 1522) was a German humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew.
Johann Reuchlin (sometimes Johannes) (January 29, 1455 – June 30, 1522) was a German humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew.
Johannes Trithemius
Johannes Trithemius (1 February 1462 – 13 December 1516), born Johann Heidenberg, was a German abbot, lexicographer, historian, cryptographer, polymath and occultist who had an influence...
Johannes Trithemius (1 February 1462 – 13 December 1516), born Johann Heidenberg, was a German abbot, lexicographer, historian, cryptographer, polymath and occultist who had an influence...
John Clyn
John Clyn (ca. 1286? – ca.
John Clyn (ca. 1286? – ca.
John of Hildesheim
John of Hildesheim (or Johannes de Hildesheim) (born in 1310/1320, Hildesheim, and died in 1375, Marineu) was a writer and Carmelite monk from the German town of Hildesheim.
John of Hildesheim (or Johannes de Hildesheim) (born in 1310/1320, Hildesheim, and died in 1375, Marineu) was a writer and Carmelite monk from the German town of Hildesheim.
Julius Pomponius Laetus
Julius Pomponius Laetus, also known as Giulio Pomponio Leto, was an Italian humanist.
Julius Pomponius Laetus, also known as Giulio Pomponio Leto, was an Italian humanist.
Laurentius Corvinus
Laurentius Corvinus (Laurentius Rabe; Wawrzyniec Korwin; 1465 – 1527) was a Silesian scholar who lectured as an ‘extraordinary’ (i.e.
Laurentius Corvinus (Laurentius Rabe; Wawrzyniec Korwin; 1465 – 1527) was a Silesian scholar who lectured as an ‘extraordinary’ (i.e.
Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, cryptographer and general Renaissance humanist polymath.
Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, cryptographer and general Renaissance humanist polymath.
Maffeo Vegio
Maffeo Vegio (Maphaeus Vegius) (1407–1458) was an Italian poet who wrote in Latin; he is regarded by many as the finest Latin poet of the fifteenth-century.
Maffeo Vegio (Maphaeus Vegius) (1407–1458) was an Italian poet who wrote in Latin; he is regarded by many as the finest Latin poet of the fifteenth-century.
Marsilio Ficino
Marsilio Ficino was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance, an astrologer, a reviver of Neoplatonism who was in touch with every major academic thinke...
Marsilio Ficino was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance, an astrologer, a reviver of Neoplatonism who was in touch with every major academic thinke...
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...
Nikolaus Gerbel
Nikolaus Gerbel (or Gerbellius) (c.
Nikolaus Gerbel (or Gerbellius) (c.
Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374), known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest humanists.
Francesco Petrarca (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374), known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest humanists.
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...
Pope Pius II
Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Latin Aeneas Sylvius; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464) was Pope from 19 August 1458 until his death in 1464.
Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Latin Aeneas Sylvius; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464) was Pope from 19 August 1458 until his death in 1464.
Regiomontanus
Johannes Müller von Königsberg, today best known by his Latin toponym Regiomontanus, was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, translator and instrument maker.
Johannes Müller von Königsberg, today best known by his Latin toponym Regiomontanus, was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, translator and instrument maker.
Richard FitzRalph
Richard FitzRalph (c. 1300 – 16 December 1360) was an Archbishop of Armagh during the 14th century.
Richard FitzRalph (c. 1300 – 16 December 1360) was an Archbishop of Armagh during the 14th century.
Rodolphus Agricola
Rodolphus Agricola was a pre-Erasmian humanist of the northern Low Countries, famous for his supple Latin and one of the first north of the Alps to know Greek well.
Rodolphus Agricola was a pre-Erasmian humanist of the northern Low Countries, famous for his supple Latin and one of the first north of the Alps to know Greek well.
Sicco Polenton
Sicco Polenton (1375–1447) was an Italian jurist, Neolatin author, and Renaissance humanist.
Sicco Polenton (1375–1447) was an Italian jurist, Neolatin author, and Renaissance humanist.
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi (Ferrara, 1424 – ca.
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi (Ferrara, 1424 – ca.
Valentin Naboth
Valentin Naboth (also spelled Valentine Naibod or Nabod) (13 February 1523 – 3 March 1593), known by the latinized name Valentinus Naiboda, was a German mathematician, astronomer ...
Valentin Naboth (also spelled Valentine Naibod or Nabod) (13 February 1523 – 3 March 1593), known by the latinized name Valentinus Naiboda, was a German mathematician, astronomer ...
Wessel Gansfort
Wessel Harmensz Gansfort was a theologian and early humanist of the northern Low Countries.
Wessel Harmensz Gansfort was a theologian and early humanist of the northern Low Countries.
William of Ockham
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.