Raffaele Zovenzoni
Italian humanist
About Raffaele Zovenzoni
Lived 1431 – 1480 (aged 48–49). Raffaele Zovenzoni was a renaissance humanist and chancellor.
Raffaele Zovenzoni (1431 – circa 1484) was an Italian humanist and writer.
He was born in Trieste, and received his early education. He then studied law at Padua. He studied under Guarino da Verona, and thereafter taught in Capo d'Istria (now Koper), where he was patronized by the proveditore of Venice, Marcello. He also lived in Trieste (1466–1470). He was prompted by Johannes Hinderbach, Prince-Bishop of Trent, to write an antisemitic hymn about Simon of Trent.
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Who was Raffaele Zovenzoni?
Italian humanist
When was Raffaele Zovenzoni born?
Raffaele Zovenzoni was born on 8 February 1431 in Trieste.
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Raffaele Zovenzoni died in 1480 in Trento, Venice.
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Raffaele Zovenzoni was a renaissance humanist and chancellor.
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