Giuseppe Valletta
Giuseppe Valletta (6 October 1636 – 16 May 1714) was an Italian philosopher, lawyer, jurist and scholar.
Life
Born in Naples, he studied literature under the
University of Naples, putting his own tutor and friend Gregorio Messere in charge of teaching.[1] His nephew Francesco
also became a scholar.
In 1687 he edited the Naples edition of
Biblioteca dei Girolamini
.
Works
- Lettera in difesa della moderna filosofia e de' coltivatori di essa, 1691.
- Historia filosofica, 1697–1704.
References
- ^ (in Italian) Fausto Nicolini, 'VALLETTA, Giuseppe', in Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1937.
- ^ (in Italian) "Short biography". francescoredi.it. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ (in Italian) Antonio Lombardi, Storia della letteratura italiana nel secolo XVIII, Volume IV, Tipografia camerale, 1830, page 186
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