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Cesare Lucchesini

1756–1832

An Italian man of letters whose work ranged from classical scholarship to public life, he is remembered for bringing deep learning and civic commitment together. His writing helped preserve the literary history of Lucca while also reflecting a wider European intellectual world.

2 Audiobooks

Della illustrazione delle lingue antiche e moderne e principalmente dell'italiana procurata nel secolo XVIII. dagli Italiani - Parte II

Della illustrazione delle lingue antiche e moderne e principalmente dell'italiana procurata nel secolo XVIII. dagli Italiani - Parte II

by Cesare Lucchesini

Della illustrazione delle lingue antiche e moderne e principalmente dell'italiana procurata nel secolo XVIII. dagli Italiani - Parte I

Della illustrazione delle lingue antiche e moderne e principalmente dell'italiana procurata nel secolo XVIII. dagli Italiani - Parte I

by Cesare Lucchesini

About the author

Born in Lucca in 1756, Cesare Lucchesini was an Italian scholar, writer, and philologist. Reliable reference sources describe him as a learned man of letters, and several note his work as a translator of Pindar and as the author of respected philological studies.

He is also associated with public service as well as scholarship. Accounts of his life describe him as part of an educated and influential family, and his career connected literary study with the political and cultural life of his time.

Lucchesini is especially remembered for his contributions to the literary history of Lucca. He died in his native city in 1832, leaving behind a reputation for erudition, careful scholarship, and devotion to Italian letters.