Saverio Bettinelli
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Portrait of Saverio Bettinelli by Domenico Conti Bazzani, 1800 | |
| Born | July 18, 1718 |
| Died | 13 September 1808 (aged 90) |
| Other names | M. Versajo Melasio Diodoro Delfico |
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| Parent(s) | Girolamo Bettinelli and Paola Bettinelli (née Frugoni) |
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| Discipline | Literary criticism, italian studies, Medieval studies |
| Institutions | University of Modena |
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Saverio Bettinelli S.J. (18 July 1718 – 13 September 1808) was an Italian Jesuit priest and writer. He became known as a polymath, dramatist, polemicist, poet, and literary critic. He was a friend of some of the leading authors of his times: Voltaire, Francesco Algarotti, Vincenzo Monti and Ippolito Pindemonte. Théodore Tronchin, Guillaume du Tillot, Melchiorre Cesarotti, Giacomo Filippo Durazzo, Pietro Verri, Giammaria Mazzucchelli and Francesco Maria Zanotti were among his correspondents.