Lorenzo Bonincontri, or Bonincontro, latinized as Laurentius Bonincontrius (23 February 1410 - 1491), was an Italian astrologer, humanist and historian of the 15th century. [1]
Lorenzo Bonincontri, or Bonincontro, latinized as Laurentius Bonincontrius (23 February 1410 - 1491), was an Italian astrologer, humanist and historian of the 15th century. [1]
He was born in 1410 in San Miniato. [1]
He lived in different cities in Italy: Naples (1450-75), Florence (1475-78) and Rome (1483-91), where he wrote part of his work. [2]
He probably died in 1491 in Rome. [1]
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