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Matteo Tafuri (Soleto 8 August 1492Soleto 13 June 1582) was an Italian philosopher, astrologer and physician. == Biography == Matteo Tafuri was born in Soleto, a small village in the south of Apulia, on 8 August 1492.〔Manni, "La guglia, l'astrologo, la macàra" op.cit., p. 100.〕 In his early years he studied the Hellenic culture through the teachings of Sergio Stiso, a famous hellenist from Zollino, and later he devoted himself to philosophy and medicine in Naples.〔Manni, "La guglia, l'astrologo, la macàra" op.cit., p 103.〕 In 1525 in Padua he met Zimaria, an Aristotelian disciple of Pietro Pomponazzi and in Venice he proved his ability of divination to king Francis I of France.〔Lanera,Paone, "Momenti e figure di storia pugliese", op.cit., p. 258.〕 In the same year he went to England where he met Thomas More and the Archbishop Thomas Wosley but there he was inquired for heresy.〔Manni, "La guglia, l'astrologo, la macàra" op.cit., p. 11.〕 Then he studied philosophy and medicine in Paris at the "Sorbonne", he attended the University of Salamanca in Spain and travelled through Africa, Poland and Greece. Finally he came back to his native village, Soleto, where in 1569 he was accused of witchcraft and satanic powers by the Inquisition, was imprisoned for 15 months, and later acquitted.〔Manni, Lanera,Paone, "Momenti e figure di storia pugliese", op.cit., p. 259.〕 In 1571 he received a visit from Juan of Austria, a commander of the fleet of the Holy League that won the Battle of Lepanto, who wanted to meet the "old Matteo".〔Lanera,Paone, "Momenti e figure di storia pugliese", op.cit., p. 262.〕 He lived his last years in poverty in Soleto, feared and disliked by the people, receiving a pension from the Archbishop of Capua and a support from the “Universitas” of Soleto, which wanted to reward him for his contribution to the education of the citizens.〔Manni, "La guglia, l'astrologo, la macàra"op.cit., p. 104.〕 He died in Soleto on 13 June 1582.〔Manni, "La guglia, l'astrologo, la macàra"op.cit., p. 104.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matteo Tafuri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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