Saverio Bettinelli
Italian Jesuit writer (1718–1808) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saverio Bettinelli (18 July 1718 – 13 September 1808) was an Italian Jesuit writer. He became known as a polymath, dramatist, polemicist, poet, and literary critic. He was a friend of some of the leading authors of his times: Voltaire, Francesco Algarotti, Vincenzo Monti and Ippolito Pindemonte. Théodore Tronchin, Guillaume du Tillot, Melchiorre Cesarotti, Giacomo Filippo Durazzo, Pietro Verri, Giammaria Mazzucchelli and Francesco Maria Zanotti were among his correspondents.
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Born | (1718-07-18)July 18, 1718 |
Died | 13 September 1808(1808-09-13) (aged 90) |
Nationality | Italian |
Other names | M. Versajo Melasio Diodoro Delfico |
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Parent(s) | Girolamo Bettinelli and Paola Bettinelli (née Frugoni) |
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Discipline | Literary criticism, italian studies, Medieval studies |
Institutions | University of Modena |
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