Lorenzo
Mancini
(1776-1848)
Biographical
A translator and writer, Mancini began studying languages and history
privately at an early age, and was later sent to the Cicognini di Prato
college. After completing his studies, he returned to Florence in 1794. He
became an active translator of Greek, English, German, and Spanish,
translating a number of works such as Homer's The Iliad, and The
Odyssey; Virgil's The Aeneid; Milton's Paradise Lost;
Pope's Eloisa to Aberlard, and An Essay on Man. In 1833, he
became a member of the Accademia della Crusca. He also involved himself in
science and participated in science congresses in Pisa in 1839, Florence in
1841, and Naples in 1845.
Place of birth and death: Florence[6]
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