Matteo Tafuri [SEP] place of death
Matteo Tafuri
Matteo Tafuri (Soleto 8 August 1492Soleto 13 June 1582) was an Italian philosopher, astrologer and physician.
Biography.
Matteo Tafuri was born in Soleto, a small village in the south of Apulia, on 8 August 1492.
In his early years he studied the Hellenic culture through the teachings of Sergio Stiso, a famous hellenist from Zollino, and later he devoted himself to philosophy and medicine in Naples.
In 1525 in Padua he met Zimaria, an Aristotelian disciple of Pietro Pomponazzi and in
Tafuri
Tafuri is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Manfredo Tafuri (1935–1994), Italian architect, historian, theoretician, critic and academic
- Matteo Tafuri (1492–1582), Italian philosopher, astrologer and physician
- Nicholas Tafuri (1913–1990), American animator
- Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929), Italian painter