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Antonio Coppi
1783–1870
A priest, historian, and archaeologist, he spent most of his life in Rome and became known for carrying Muratori’s great Annali d’Italia into the modern era. He also helped found the Accademia Tiberina and wrote on Roman history, families, and antiquities.
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Annali d'Italia, vol. 8 dal principio dell'era volgare sino all'anno 1750
by Lodovico Antonio Muratori, Antonio Coppi
About the author
Born in Andezeno on April 22, 1783, Antonio Coppi was an Italian priest and scholar who lived most of his life in Rome. Sources describe him as a historian, archaeologist, and learned man with wide interests in the city’s past.
He is best remembered for continuing Lodovico Antonio Muratori’s Annali d’Italia, a major historical chronicle that Coppi began publishing in 1824 and carried forward into the nineteenth century. In 1813 he was among the founders of the Accademia Tiberina and served as its first president, a sign of the respect he earned in Rome’s intellectual circles.
Coppi also wrote works on subjects such as the Colonna family and Roman historical themes. He died in Rome on February 26, 1870. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the pages checked, so no profile image is included here.