Andrea Alciato | |
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Portrait of Andrea Alciato, reproduced from the 1584 edition of his emblem book | |
Born | Giovanni Andrea Alciato May 8, 1492 |
Died | 12 January 1550 | (aged 57)
Resting place | Chiesa di Sant'Epifanio |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Jurist, university teacher, lawyer, writer |
Parent(s) | Ambrogio Alciati and Margherita Alciati (née Landriani) |
Relatives | Francesco Alciati |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Influences | Seneca, Tacitus, Tribonian, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Erasmus |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Civilist, legal theorist, philosopher of law |
School or tradition | Mos gallicus iura docendi |
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Notable students | Bonifacius Amerbach, Viglius, François Connan, Johannes Secundus, Antonio Agustín y Albanell, Giulio Claro |
Notable works | Emblemata (1531) |
Influenced | French school of legal humanism |
Andrea Alciato (8 May 1492 – 12 January 1550),[1] commonly known as Alciati (Andreas Alciatus), was an Italian jurist and writer.[2] He is regarded as the founder of the French school of legal humanists.