Scaliger, Julius Caesar

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• SCALIGER Julius Caesar — Criticus, Poeta, Medicus et Philosophus insignis, magnum sibi in orbe nomen peperit, saeculô praeteritô. Hunc Italia genuit, educavit Germania, Gallia ad mortem usque tenuit. Natus A. C. 1484. in castro Ripa, territorii Veronensis, ex Principibus …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• SCALIGER, Julius Caesar — (1484 1558) Julius Caesar Scaliger, a French classicist of Italian birth, wrote on such varied topics as botany, zoology, grammar, and literary criticism. He composed a con­siderable volume of Latin verse, introduced a generation of French… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Scaliger,Julius Caesar — Scal·i·ger (skălʹə jər), Julius Caesar. 1484 1558. Italian physician and scholar noted for his scientific and philosophical writings. His son Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540 1609), a French scholar, pioneered the modern study of classical texts. * * …   Universalium

• Scaliger, Julius Caesar — ▪ French scholar Scaliger also spelled  Scaligeri   born April 23, 1484, Riva, Republic of Venice [Italy] died Oct. 21, 1558, Agen, Fr.       French classical scholar of Italian descent who worked in botany, zoology, grammar, and literary… …   Universalium

• Scaliger, Julius Caesar — (1484 1558)    Italian humanist, fa ther of Josephus Justus Scaliger. Born Giulio Bordone, the son of a painter of miniatures who settled in Venice, he claimed to be de scended from the della Scala family that had formerly ruled Verona. For a… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Scaliger, Julius Caesar, and Scaliger, Joseph Justus — born April 23, 1484, Riva, Republic of Venice died Oct. 21, 1558, Agen, France born Aug. 5, 1540, Agen, France died Jan. 21, 1609, Leiden, Holland Classical scholars. Julius worked in botany, zoology, and grammar but was chiefly interested in… …   Universalium

• Julius Caesar Scaliger — (* 23. April 1484 in Riva del Garda; † 21. Oktober 1558 in Agen, Lot et Garonne) war ein italienischer Humanist, Dichter und Naturforscher …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Julius Caesar Scaliger — or Giulio Cesare della Scala (April 23, 1484 ndash; October 21, 1558), was an Italian scholar and physician spending a large part of his career in France. He employed the techniques and discoveries of Renaissance humanism to defend… …   Wikipedia

• Julius Caesar Scaliger —     Julius Caesar Scaliger     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Julius Caesar Scaliger     (It., DELLA SCALA).     Humanist, b. at Riva on Lake Garda in 1484; d. at Agen, France, 21 Oct., 1558. He was brought to France as physician to Antonio de la… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Caesar — /see zeuhr/, n. 1. Gaius /gay euhs/ (or Caius) /kay euhs/ Julius, c100 44 B.C., Roman general, statesman, and historian. 2. a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heirs presumptive. 3. any emperor. 4. a tyrant or …   Universalium