Abraham Portaleone [SEP] place of death
Abraham Portaleone
Abraham Portaleone (died July 29, 1612) was an Italian-Jewish physician in Mantua. He was a pupil of Jacob Fano.
Life.
The Dukes Guglielmo and Vincenzo of Mantua, in whose service he was, granted him privileges in 1577 and 1587 respectively; and Pope Gregory XIV. gave him a dispensation which enabled him to attend Christians.
Works.
At the request of Duke Guglielmo he wrote two medical treatises in Latin, which he dedicated to his patron, under the titles
"Consilia Medica" and "Dialogi Tres de Auro" respectively; the latter treatise was published in 1584.
His "Shilte ha-Gibborim" (or "Shiltei", meaning "shields of the heroes" – other works share this title) was an encyclopedic work that related arts and sciences to the Temple; it included techniques of warfare. It was printed in 1612. Abraham Melamed considers he was clearly influenced by Machiavelli. B. Barry Levy
Family.
He was great-grandson of Guglielmo Portaleone (