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Enoch of Ascoli
1400-01-01 – 1457-01-01
Life & Legacy
Enoch of Ascoli (c. 1400 – c. 1457) was a humanist and agent of Nicholas V in charge of collecting manuscripts around Europe for the newly founded library of the pope.
He is notably responsible for the finding and retrieval, from Hersfeld Abbey, the only existing manuscript of Tacitus's minor books including the Agricola and the Germania.
Occupation & Career
teacher
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1343525 — wikidata View source
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