Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555
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Name (Latin)
Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555
Other forms of name
Vergilio, Polidoro, 1470?-1555
Virgili, Polidoro, 1470?-1555
Virgilio, Polidoro, 1470?-1555
nnaa Vergilius, Polydorus, d. 1555
Virgil, Polydore, 1470?-1555
Vergilius, Polydorus, 1470?-1555
Virgilius, Polydorus, 1470?-1555
Castellensis, P. V., 1470?-1555
Date of birth
1470
Date of death
1555-04-18
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- DNB(Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555?)
- Encycl. Amer.(Vergil, Polydore; b. c. 1475; d. 1555; Italian-English historian & ecclesiastic)
- Encycl. Brit.(Virgil, Polydore, c. 1470-1555; otherwise known as P. V. Castellensis, b. at Urbino; naturalized an Englishman 1510)
- Polydor Vergil (Italian Polidoro Virgilio, Latin Polydorus Vergilius or Virgilius; born around 1470; died April 18, 1555 in Urbino) was an Italian humanist who worked in England for half a century. ; He was ordained a priest around 1496. ; Even at a young age, Vergil's two main activities later became apparent: as a churchman and author of humanist works. ; In 1502 he was sent to England to exercise the office of sub-collector (...) ; Polydor Vergil lived in England for around 50 years, apart from a few stays in Italy, and only returned to his home town of Urbino for good at the age of 83. ; Member of Doctors' Commons since 1508, (...) ; Virgil's books were printed in numerous European countries and translated from Latin into eight different languages. ; The best-known product of Virgil's literary activity to date is his Anglica historia (written 1506-1514, printed 1534 ( (German Wikipedia, viewed March 20, 2025) )
- His The works of the famous antiquary Polydore Virgil, 1663.
- LC in OCLC, 2/11/85(hdg.: Vergilius, Polydorus, d. 1555; usage: Polydori Virgilii, Polydore Vergil)
- Polydori Vergilii Vrbinatis Anglicae historiae libri uigintisex, 1546:title page (Polydori Vergilii )
- Ruggeri, R. Un amico di Erasmo, Polidoro Virgili, 1992:t.p. (Polidoro Virgili)
- UnM/Wing files(hdg.: Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555; usage: Polydorus Vergilius; Polydore Virgil; Polydore Vergil)
- LCN