Giovanni Pontano
Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503), later known as Giovanni Gioviano (Latin: Ioannes Iovianus Pontanus), was a humanist and poet from Cerreto di Spoleto, in central Italy. He was the leading figure of the Accademia Pontaniana after the death of Antonio Beccadelli in 1471, and the academy took his name.
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Bust of Pontano by Adriano Fiorentino, in the Museo di Sant'Agostino di Genova | |
| Born | 1426 or 1429 Cerreto di Spoleto, Papal States (now in Umbria) |
| Died | 1503 Naples, Kingdom of Naples |
| Nationality | Spoleto |
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| Occupation(s) | poet, humanist |
| Known for | Accademia Pontaniana, poetry |
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