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Cecco d'Ascoli

1257–1327 · Italy
Cecco d'Ascoli

Description

Francesco degli Stabili, popularly called Cecco d'Ascoli, was an Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet. Cecco is the diminutive of Francesco. Ascoli was the place of his birth. The lunar crater Cichus is named after him.

Facts

Born1257 (1257), Folignano
Died26 September 1327(1327-09-26) (aged 69–70), Florence
Disciplineastrology
InstitutionsUniversity of Bologna
Notable worksAcerba

Life & work in brief

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Work / contributionSignificance
LifeBorn in Folignano, near Fonte a cagnà in Case di Coccia, he devoted himself to the study of mathematics and astrology.
PublicationsCecco d'Ascoli left many works in manuscript, most of which have never been published.