Giovanni Aurispa

Giovanni Aurispa, as portrayed on a bronze medal.

Giovanni Aurispa Piciunerio (or Piciuneri) (June/July 1376 – c. 25 May 1459)[1] was an Italian historian[2] and savant of the 15th century. He is remembered in particular as a promoter of the revival of the study of Greek in Italy. It is to Aurispa that the world is indebted for preserving the greater part of our knowledge of the Greek classics.[3]

  1. ^ Bigi, Emilio (1962). Aurispa, Giovanni (in Italian). Vol. 4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Giovanni Aurispa".
  3. ^ Adler, Elmer; Winterich, John Tracy, eds. (1948). The New Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly. Vol. 2. pp. 333–334. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)