Cecco d'Ascoli

"Cichus" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Cichus (crater).

Cecco d'Ascoli
Born1257 (1257)
Folignano
Died26 September 1327(1327-09-26) (aged 69–70)
Florence
Academic work
Disciplineastrology
InstitutionsUniversity of Bologna
Notable worksAcerba

Cecco d'Ascoli (1257 – 26 September 1327) is the popular name of Francesco degli Stabili (sometimes given as Francesco degli Stabili Cichus), an Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet. Cecco (in Latin, Cichus) is the diminutive of Francesco. Ascoli was the place of his birth. The lunar crater Cichus is named after him.

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