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Pietro Pomponazzi was an Italian philosopher, writer, and university teacher born in Mantua on 16 September 1462. He studied at the University of Padua under Nicoletto Vernia and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Pomponazzi taught at the University of Bologna, the University of Padua, and the University of Ferrara. His work focused on philosophy, ethics, and educational systems within the context of Renaissance scholasticism.
He wrote in Latin and Italian and was also known by the pseudonym Peretto Mantovano. A Catholic, he authored numerous texts, including *Tractatvs de immortalitate animae*, *De naturalium effectuum causis*, and *Les causes des merveilles de la nature*. His students included Marcantonio Zimara, Girolamo Fracastoro, Marcantonio Flaminio, and Sperone Speroni. Pomponazzi died in Bologna on 18 May 1525.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 16 September 1462
- Died
- 18 May 1525
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Petri Pomponatii ...
- Petri Pomponatii mantvani ... de naturalium effectuum causis, siue de incantationibus, opvs abstrvsioris philosophiae plenvm, & breuissimis historijs illustratum atq[ue] ante annos XXXV compositum, nunc primùm verò in lucem fideliter editum
- Tractatvs de immortalitate animae
- De naturalium effectuum causis
- Les causes des merveilles de la nature
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1462-09-16 ) 16 September 1462, Mantua , Margravate of Mantua
- Died
- 18 May 1525 (1525-05-18) (aged 62), Bologna , Papal States
- Alma mater
- University of Padua
- Academic advisor
- Nicoletto Vernia
- Era
- Renaissance
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Aristotelianism
- Institutions
- University of Padua University of Ferrara University of Bologna
- Notable students
- Gaspare Contarini , Andrea Mocenigo , Domenico Grimani , Marcantonio Zimara , Lazzaro Bonamico , Paolo Giovio
- Main interests
- Philosophy of mind , Natural philosophy , Ethics , Aristotelianism
- Notable works
- Tractatus de immortalitate animae (Treatise on the Immortality of the Soul) De naturalium effectuum causis sive de incantationibus (On the Causes of Marvelous Natural Effects or On Incantations)
- Notable ideas
- Mortalist interpretation of the soul , naturalism , separation of philosophy and theology
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pietro
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Mantua
- Place of death
- Bologna
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Employer
- University of Ferrara
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Nicoletto Vernia
- Field of work
- educational system
- Image
- Pietro Pomponazzi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pietro Pomponazzi
- date of birth
- 1462-09-16
- date of death
- 1525-05-18
- pseudonym
- Peretto Mantovano
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- student
- Johannes Baptista Montanus
- name in native language
- Pietro Pomponazzi
- time period
- Renaissance
- influenced by
- Averroism
- P8168
- DRE
- P13311
- court
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Pietro Pomponazzi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Petri Pomponatij Mantuani Tractatus de nutritione & auctione. - (Impressum Bononiæ : per Hieronymum de Benedictis, 1521 die XX mensis Octobris).
Apologia Petri Pomponatii Mantuani. - (Impressum Bononiae : per magistrum Iustianum Leonardi Ruberiensem, 1518, die. 3. Feb.).
PETRI POMPONATII MANTVANII, TRACTATVS DE IMMORTALITATE ANIMAE
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Encyclopedic overview
Pietro Pomponazzi (16 September 1462 – 18 May 1525) was an Italian philosopher. He is sometimes known by his Latin name, Petrus Pomponatius.
Biography
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