Giorgio Raguseo

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Giorgio Raguseo (1580–1622) was an Italian philosopher, theologist, and orator from the Republic of Venice.[1]

Born an illegitimate child in Dubrovnik (formerly Ragusa), Croatia, Raguseo had to beg before being taken to Venice by a gentleman who provided him an education. He became a priest and taught at the University of Padua.[2]

Born in Dubrovnik, as an illegitimate child, he was forced to beg before being taken to Venice by a gentleman who gave him an education. He became a priest and taught at the University of Padua.[3]

He had a famous dispute with his colleague Cesare Cremonini (philosopher) on the nature of the elements, the value of Aristotle interpretations, and educational issues.

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