Claudio Tolomei
Claudio Tolomei | |
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Engraved portrait of Claudio Tolomei. From Delle lettere di M. Claudio Tolomei. Libri sette, vol. 1, Florence, 1849 | |
| Born | Angelo Claudio Tolomei 1492 |
| Died | 23 March 1556 (aged 63–64) |
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| Parent(s) | Pieranselmo di Gabrioccio Tolomei and Cornelia Tolomei (née Sozzini) |
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| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
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| Discipline | Italian studies |
| Institutions | University of Siena |
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Angelo Claudio Tolomei (1492–1556) was an Italian philologist. His name in Italian is identical to that of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the 2nd-century Greek astronomer. He belonged to the prominent Tolomei family of Siena, and became a bishop attached to the court of Pope Paul III.