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Francesco Vimercato (1512–1571) studied philosophy in Bologna, Pavia, and Padua; he was Royal Reader in Greek, Latin, and philosophy in Paris; from 1561, he was professor of philosophy at the newly founded University of Mondovì; he is known for his commentaries on Aristotle’s psychological, ethical, and zoological works.
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Spruit, L. (2016). Vimercato, Francesco. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_767-1
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