Giambattista Almici

Giambattista Almici (Latin: Joannis Baptistae Almici) (17 January 1717 – 14 July 1793) was an Italian jurist.

Biography

Giambattista Almici was born near Brescia, educated under the Jesuits, and at the University of Padua. He finally gave himself up to legal studies. After some official employments in which he gained great popularity, he traveled over Italy and Sicily. His marriage in 1771, and his family, seem have induced him to live in a more retired manner, and devote himself more to study.[1] His published work includes the Essay on Reason, or Natural Law Against the Disappointment of Search a Study,[lower-alpha 1] a dissertation printed in Brescia in 1748; which was premiered by the author as a preliminary speech to the translation of Pufendorf,[2] his second work is The law of nature and of the people, or is the general system of the most important principles of moral jurisprudence and politics, of Samuele, baron of Pufendorf,[lower-alpha 2] which was rectified, enlarged and illustrated by Giambattista Almici of Bresciano,[3] a work related to Pufendorf that was later examined by other authors, such as Maurizio Bazzoli's Giambattista Almici e la diffusione di Pufendorf nel settecento italiano (1979). The third of his works is the book Organizations, law of nature, and nations, according to Catholic Principles,[lower-alpha 3] on the cover of this book is a quote, which has probably legal reference, it is said that "Nothing remarkable well suited to man, is to train to justice.",[lower-alpha 4] which was published in 1768.[4] His fourth of his works is the book Remarks on the book of Mr. Elvezio entitled The Spirit of Giambatista Almici,[lower-alpha 5] that was published in 1766, a dedication to Angelo Contarini,[5] Venetian procurator and reformer of the University of Padova.[6] His brother Camillo Almici was an Italian priest and Oratorian.

References

Explanatory notes
  1. Tipaldo 1834, p. 478. The name of the first book by Giambattista Almici is based on a translation from Latin. Its original title reads as follows: Saggio sopra la ragione, ossia Legge naturale contro disapprovatori di un tal studio.
  2. Roux 1759, p. 189. The name of the second book by Giambattista Almici is also based on a translation from Latin. Its original title reads as follows: Il Diritto Della Natura E Delle Genti O Sia Sistema Generale De' Principii Li Piu Importanti Di Morale, Giurisprudenza e Politica.
  3. Urrutia 1956, p. 148 The name of the third book by Giambattista Almici is also based on a translation from Latin. The original title reads as follows: Institutiones Juris Naturae, et Gentium Secundum Catholica Principa.
  4. Almici 1768, Institutiones Juris naturae et gentium Catholica principa The original phrasing in latin on the cover reads as follows: Nihil tam praeclarum, hominique conveniens est, quam erudire homines ad justitiam.
  5. Ambrose 1768, p. 114, Osservazioni sopra il libro del signor Elvezio intitolato Lo Spirito The name of his fourth book also based on a translation from Latin. The original title reads as follows: Osservazioni sopra il libro del signor Elvezio intitolato Lo Spirito.

Citations
  1. Rose, Hugh James (1857). A New General Biographical Dictionary. 1st Vol. London: T. Fellowes et. al. p. 358.
  2. De Tipaldo, Emilio Amedeo (1834). Biography of illustrious Italians in the sciences, letters and arts of the 18th century, and of the contemporaries (in Italian). 1st vol. Venice: Tipografia di Alvisopoli. p. 478.
  3. Roux, Augustin (1759). Typographic Annals or Progress Record of Human Knowledge (in French). Paris: Pietro Valvasense or New York Public Library. p. 189.
  4. Bustamante y Urrutia, José María de (1956). Catalogos De La Biblioteca Universitaria IV, Impresos Del Siglo XVIII (in Spanish). Santiago: University of Santiago de Compostela. p. 148.
  5. Santo, Ambrosius (1768). Gli ufficj di S. Ambrogio arcivescovo di Milano tradotti in volgare da monsignor Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Ridotti secondo l'ordine dell'ultima edizione (in Italian). Milano: per Giuseppe Mazzucchelli nella stamperia Malatesta. p. 114.
  6. Delpiano, Patrizia (2017). Church and censorship in eighteenth-century Italy: governing reading in the age of enlightenment (English ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781138306639. OCLC 1004621289.


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