Lorenzo Barotti
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Born20 December 1724 
Ferrara, Papal States
Ferrara, Papal States
Died18 December 1801 (aged 76)
Ferrara, Papal States
(aged 76)Ferrara, Papal States
OccupationWriter
Lorenzo Barotti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1724 Ferrara, Papal States |
| Died | 18 December 1801 (aged 76) Ferrara, Papal States |
| Occupation | Writer |
Lorenzo Barotti (20 December 1724 – 18 December 1801) was an Italian Jesuit priest, historian, and poet.
Lorenzo Barotti was born in Ferrara. He studied under the Jesuits in Vicenza, Padua, and Venice, and joined the order in 1740, though the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773 left him bereft of an ecclesiastical appointment. Early in his career he taught rhetoric at Bologna, affiliated with the church of Santa Lucia. He published a biography of illustrious writers from Ferrara, a work begun by his father, published in 1777.[1] He wrote a history of the bishops and archbishops of Ferrara (1787). He was also known for his poetry.[2]
