(Encyclopedia) Alamanni or Alemanni, LuigiAlamanni or Alemanni, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē älämänˈnē, älā– [key], 1495–1556, Italian poet and patriot. He was a friend of Macchiavelli, who may have…
(Encyclopedia) Giannotti, DonatoGiannotti, Donatodōnäˈtō jän-nôtˈtē [key], 1492–1573, Italian political theorist, b. Florence. He studied at Pisa and in 1527 became secretary of the supreme council…
(Encyclopedia) Potgieter, Everhardus JohannesPotgieter, Everhardus Johannesāvərhärˈdəs yōhänˈəs pôtˈgētər [key], 1808–75, Dutch critic, essayist, and poet. He was the first editor (1837–65) of and a…
(Encyclopedia) Powers, Hiram, 1805–73, American sculptor, b. Woodstock, Vt. Having moved to Ohio, he made wax models for a Cincinnati museum. In 1835 he began his career as a sculptor, spending some…
(Encyclopedia) Agostino di DuccioAgostino di Duccioägōstēˈnō dē d&oomacr;tˈchō [key], b. 1418, d. after 1481, Florentine sculptor. Agostino worked mainly in other parts of Italy; he carved marble…
(Encyclopedia) Castellani, Sir AldoCastellani, Sir Aldoälˈdō käsˌtəläˈnē [key], 1877–1971, British-Italian bacteriologist, b. Florence, Italy. He demonstrated the cause and mode of transmission of…
(Encyclopedia) Cavalcanti, GuidoCavalcanti, Guidogwēˈdō kävälkänˈtē [key], c.1255–1300, Italian poet; friend of Dante, whose work was greatly influenced by Cavalcanti's style. He belonged to the…
(Encyclopedia) Biringuccio, VannocioBiringuccio, Vannociovän-nôˈchō bērēn-g&oomacr;tˈchō [key], 1480–c.1539, Italian metallurgist. He is best known for his practical manual of metallurgy, De la…
(Encyclopedia) Guelphs and GhibellinesGuelphs and Ghibellinesgwĕlfs, gĭbˈəlēnz, –lĭnz [key], opposing political factions in Germany and in Italy during the later Middle Ages. The names were used to…
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