- Guido Bonatti
Guido Bonatti from
Forlì (d. between 1296 and 1300) was a famous Italian astronomer and astrologer. He was the most celebrated astrologer inEurope in his century.His dates of birth and death are unknown, the latter probably occurring between 1296 and 1300. In 1233 he is known as the winner of a dispute in
Bologna with the friarGiovanni Schio fromVicenza , who maintained the non-scientificity of astrology.He was advisor of
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ,Ezzelino da Romano III ,Guido Novello da Polenta andGuido I da Montefeltro .He served also the communal governments of
Florence ,Siena andForlì .His book "Liber Astronomiae", written around 1277, was reputed "the most important astrological work produced in Latin in the 13th century" (
Lynn Thorndike ).He also appears in
Dante 's "Divine Comedy ", where he is inhell as punishment for his astrology. The episode cited is the victorious defence of Forlì against the Papal French troops sent byPope Martin IV .External links
* [http://www.new-library.com/zoller/books/bonatti/war.shtml]
* [http://www.new-library.com/zoller/books/bonatti/arabicparts.shtml]
* [http://www.bendykes.com/ "New Translation of Liber Astronomiae"]
* [http://www.skyscript.co.uk/bonatti.html/ The Life of Guido Bonatti]Persondata
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