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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1463–1494 Also known as Pico della Mirandola、Pico

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was one of the most legendary humanist philosophers of the Italian Renaissance, born into the counts of Mirandola famil…

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  1. 1463–1470Mirandola · Emilia-RomagnaPico was born in the castle of Mirandola as the youngest son of the counts. He showed exceptional memory and linguistic talent early; his family hired tutors who gave him Latin and a basic humanist education, laying the groundwork for his later erudition across Italian academies.
  2. 1470–1484Italy · ItalyPico studied in Ferrara, Padua, Florence, and elsewhere, examining Aristotle, Plato, Hebrew Kabbalah, and Arabic philosophy. In Florence he met Ficino and collected widely from various traditions, gathering material for his planned nine hundred theses.
  3. 1484–1494Rome · RomePico drafted nine hundred philosophical and theological theses and planned a public debate; some theses were censured by the Papal Curia. He wrote the Oration on the Dignity of Man expounding human free choice and dignity, a classic Renaissance text. In his later years he converted to Savonarola and died in Florence in 1494.

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