Camillo Baldi
Italian philosopher
Camillo Baldi's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Download Badge
Philosophy
Camillo Baldi's Degrees
- Doctorate Law University of Bologna
Why Is Camillo Baldi Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Camillo Baldi , also known as Camillus Baldus and Camillo Baldo, was an Italian philosopher. Life He was born into a family of minor Bolognese nobility. In 1572 he graduated in Philosophy and Medicine . His father Pietro Maria Baldi was a lecturer at the University of Bologna and Camillo followed in his footsteps teaching there for sixty years. He started teaching in 1576, teaching Aristotelian logic until 1579 when he was promoted to a junior lectureship in philosophy which he held till 1586. From 1586 to 1590 he held the post of 'Protologicus'. This was a position that seems to have been created specifically for Baldi and little is known about what it involved. He was then made a senior lecturer in philosophy from 1590 till his death in 1637. In this role he would have lectured on six works of natural philosophy by Aristotle, one per year in a six-year cycle. In his sixty-year career at the University Baldi merited three memorials from his students . It is almost unheard of for lecturers to get so much praise, so it is clear he was a popular teacher. He also held many roles within the university hierarchy, including that of 'Decano' and 'Procancelliere'. He was also curator of the Aldrovandi museum from 1620 till his death in 1637. One of Baldi's students was the poet Alessandro Tassoni. Baldi is mentioned in several of Tassoni's published letters. In Tassoni's famous poem La secchia rapita Baldi is introduced as the ambassador of the Bolognese to Modena, the Modenese having stolen a symbolic bucket from Bologna, Baldi is sent to negotiate for its return.
Other Resources About Camillo Baldi
What Schools Are Affiliated With Camillo Baldi?
Camillo Baldi is affiliated with the following schools:
