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| 1672 births | |
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| 1751 deaths | |
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Ludovico Antonio Muratori ( October 21 , 1672 , Vignola , Province Of Modena - January 23 , 1750 , Modena ) was an Italian Historian , notable as a leading scholar of his age, and for his discovery of the Muratorian Fragment , the earliest known list of New Testament books. Born at Vignola and ordained a Priest , he spent much of his career as Archivist and Librarian at the ducal library in Modena , where he died. He edited the '' Rerum Italicarum Scriptores '' (28 vol., 1723 – 1751 ) and '' Antiquitates Italicae Medii Aevii '' (6 vol., 1738 – 1742 ), both of which are important collections of sources, and wrote a history of Italy ( 1744 - 1749 ) in 12 volumes. In 1950, Italy issued a Postage Stamp honoring him on the 200th anniversary of his death. |
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