Agnolo Monosini
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Agnolo Monosini (Pratovecchio 1568 – Florence 1626) was an Italian scholar and cleric of the 16th and 17th centuries, who played a key role in the development of the Italian language two hundred years prior to the risorgimento.[1]
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Born | 29 October 1568 Pratovecchio, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
Died | 5 July 1626 (aged 57) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
Occupation | Linguist |
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He was a native of Pratovecchio and studied with the Accademia della Crusca in Florence, where he contributed to its first Vocabolario della lingua italiana, published in 1623, in particular adding an index of Greek words.