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  • NAME: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
  • OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Scholar, Theologian
  • BIRTH DATE: February 24, 1463
  • DEATH DATE: November 17, 1494
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Mirandola, Italy
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Florence, Italy

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Renaissance philosopher Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola is remembered for writing the Oration on the Dignity of Man, a text considered to epitomize Renaissance humanism.

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Born in Italy in 1463, philosopher Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola authored Oration on the Dignity of Man, one of the most famous Renaissance texts. He was also the first Christian scholar to use Kabbalistic doctrine in support of Christian theology.

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