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Remigio Sabbadini
1850–1934
A pioneering Italian philologist and Latin scholar, he helped shape the study of classical texts and Renaissance humanism in modern Italy. His work combined close reading, historical research, and a lasting interest in how ancient literature was transmitted through manuscripts.
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Vita di Guarino Veronese
by Remigio Sabbadini
About the author
Born in Sarego, in the province of Vicenza, Remigio Sabbadini studied in Veneto and later in Florence, where he graduated in Latin literature with a thesis on Virgil. After teaching in secondary schools, he became professor of Latin literature at the University of Catania in 1886 and later taught in Milan.
Sabbadini is remembered as an important classical philologist and latinist, especially for his work on the Latin literary tradition and on Italian humanism. Reference works describe him as a central figure in literary criticism of the Latin world and in the foundation of humanistic philology in Italy.
Alongside his university career, he was also recognized by major Italian scholarly institutions, including the Accademia dei Lincei. He died in Pisa in 1934, leaving behind a body of scholarship that remained influential for the study of classical and Renaissance texts.