Lorenzo Bonincontri, or Bonincontro, latinized as Laurentius Bonincontrius (23 February 1410 - 1491), was an Italian astrologer, humanist and historian of the 15th century. [1]

De rebus coelestibus, 1540

Life edit

He was born in 1410 in San Miniato.[1]

He lived in different cities in Italy: Naples (1450-75), Florence (1475-78) and Rome (1483-91), where he wrote part of his work. [2]

He probably died in 1491 in Rome. [1]

Works edit

  • Rerum naturalium libri, Naples, 1469-1472. Poem in latin hexameters.
  • De rebus coelestibus, aureum opusculum, 1472-1475. Poem in three books of filosofic-astrologic topic dedicated to Ferdinand II of Aragon.
    • De rebus coelestibus, Gaurico, Venice, 1526
    • De rebus coelestibus. Basel. 1540. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  • Chronicon (chronicle from 903 to 1458)
  • De ortu Regum Neapolitanorum (or Historia utriusque Siciliae), in 10 books, Florence, 1739-1740. History of the kings of Naples and Sicily.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "BONINCONTRI, Lorenzo in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  2. ^ "Lorenzo Bonincontri | enciclopèdia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

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