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Scipione Capece

Illustration — Scipione Capece Scipione Capece (Scipio Capicius; Naples, c. 1480 – Naples, 9 December 1551) was an Italian jurist, humanist and poet, professor of Civil Law and president of the Accademia Pontaniana. He wrote three poems: Inarime (1532), De vate maximo (1533) and De principiis rerum (1546).

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Scipione Capece

Ritratto di Scipione Capece (m. 1551)

Incisione di R. Pastena del V. Scarpati (da Biografia degli uomini illustri del Regno di Napoli ornata de’ loro rispettivi ritratti, compilata da diversi letterati nazionali, Napoli, N. Gervasi, 1822 · Public domain

Born
1480 · Naples.
Died
1551 · Naples.
Occupation
jurist-consultant · humanist · poet · university teacher
Languages
Latin

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Illustration — Scipione Capece Scipione Capece (Scipio Capicius; Naples, c. 1480 – Naples, 9 December 1551) was an Italian jurist, humanist and poet, professor of Civil Law and president of the Accademia Pontaniana. He wrote three poems: Inarime (1532), De vate maximo (1533) and De principiis rerum (1546).

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