Ermenegildo Pistelli
Ermenegildo Pistelli (February 18, 1862[1] – January 14, 1927) was an Italian papyrologist, palaeographer, philologist and presbyter.
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| Born | February 18, 1862 |
| Died | January 14, 1927 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Italian |
Biography
Born in Camaiore in 1862, Pistelli was a pupil of Girolamo Vitelli and finished his philological studies in Florence. He became a Piarist in 1884. Since 1903 he taught Latin and Ancient Greek at the Istituto di Studii Superiori Pratici e di Perfezionamento (the modern University of Florence) and in 1921 became corresponding member of the Accademia dei Lincei.[2]
He oversaw the publication of various works ranging from Giovanni Pascoli's poems to works about Dante Alighieri to ancient papyrus texts;[2] as a papyrologist, he examined numerous manuscripts found at Oxyrhynchus, e.g. Papyrus 2, 35, 36, Uncial 0171, 0173. Pistelli also was a prolific writer of reviews, critical essays and prose works on various subjects, as well as works for young readers.[2]
He died in Florence in 1927.
Significant works
- 1901. De recentiorum studiis in Tyrtaeum collatis. B.Seeber: Firenze.
- 1917. Le pìstole d'Omero.
- 1921. Profili e caratteri.
- 1921. Per la Firenze di Dante.
- 1927. Eroi, uomini e ragazzi.
- Editions: Iamblichus, Protrepticus (Teubner, 1888)
References
- Inscription on a plaque (visible on Commons) placed at his birthplace in Camaiore.
- (in Italian) Ermenegildo Pistelli on the Treccani Encyclopedia
