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Vittorino da Feltre

1378 - 1446

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Vittorino da Feltre (1378 – February 2, 1446) was an Italian humanist and teacher. He was born in Feltre, Belluno, Republic of Venice and died in Mantua. His real name was Vittorino Rambaldoni. It was in Vittorino that the Renaissance idea of the complete man, or l'uomo universale — health of body, strength of character, wealth of mind — reached its first formulation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vittorino da Feltre is the 518th most popular philosopher (down from 461st in 2019), the 1,513th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,325th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Philosopher.

Vittorino da Feltre is most famous for his work as a teacher. He taught many of the most influential leaders of the Renaissance, including Francesco Guicciardini, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Pietro Bembo.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Vittorino da Feltre ranks 518 out of 1,267. Before him are Valentinus, Thomas Nagel, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Sergei Bulgakov, Michel Serres, and Gilbert Ryle. After him are Jean Améry, Karl Löwith, Huiyuan, Giles of Rome, Madhvacharya, and Ludwig Büchner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1378, Vittorino da Feltre ranks 3. Before him are Lorenzo Ghiberti, and Hongxi Emperor. After him are Ostoja of Bosnia, Louis III, Elector Palatine, Catherine of Burgundy, and David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay. Among people deceased in 1446, Vittorino da Feltre ranks 5. Before him are Konrad Witz, Antipope Clement VIII, Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais, and Louis, Count of Vendôme. After him are Nuno Tristão, and Vakhtang IV of Georgia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vittorino da Feltre ranks 1,513 out of 5,161. Before him are Gianna Beretta Molla (1922), Muzio Attendolo Sforza (1369), Alfredo Casella (1883), Filippo Juvarra (1678), Boris Pahor (1913), and Francesco Crispi (1818). After him are Ignazio Silone (1900), Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318), Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans (1371), Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439), Lucio Fulci (1927), and Alesso Baldovinetti (1425).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Vittorino da Feltre ranks 38. Before him are Lucilio Vanini (1585), Brunetto Latini (1220), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Dicaearchus (-350), and Norberto Bobbio (1909). After him are Giles of Rome (1243), Gianni Vattimo (1936), Myia (-600), Cesare Ripa (1555), Bernardino Telesio (1509), and Antonio Labriola (1843).

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