Alessandro Lami Explained

Alessandro Lami (Rosignano Marittimo, 27 January 1949 - 8 March 2015)[1] [2] was an Italian classical philologist.

Alessandro Lami
Birth Name:Alessandro Lami
Birth Date:27 January 1949
Birth Place:Rosignano Marittimo, Italy
Death Date:8 March 2015
Death Place:Livorno, Italy
Occupation:Philologist
Spouse:Elisabetta Piccioni
Parents:Pietro Lami, Rina Colombini

Life

Born to the workman Pietro Lami and his wife Rina Colombini he grew up in Castiglioncello and was schooled in the knowledge of Latin and Classical Greek at the Liceo Classico "Niccolini Guerrazzi" in Livorno where he firstmeets his wife, Elisabetta Piccioni.

Having received a scholarship from the Scuola Normale Superiore, he eventually finishes his studies at the University of Pisa, where his academic mentor is Vincenzo di Benedetto. There he teaches Greek Literature, first as an assistant professor, than as an associate professor.[3] [4] [5]

He keeps with his research until shortly before his death, collaborating with Galenos, journal of philology of medical texts directed by his friend and coworker Ivan Garofalo.[6]

He died in the morning of 8 March 2015 next to his wife.

His ashes rest in Castiglioncello sea.

Achievements

His areas of expertise included the history of Greek Philosophy, history of Greek Medicine and Hippocratic Corpus. His work, with comment and translation, of Galenic treatise De opinionibus propriis, is considered the best.[7]

References

5. L. Benelli, Un profilo ed un ricordo di Alessandro Lami, Lexis 34 (2016), pp. 1–8. (in Italian)

Notes and References

  1. Benelli. Luca. 2016. Un profilo ed un ricordo di Alessandro Lami. Lexis. 34. 1–8.
  2. http://www.inkroci.it/cultura_cinema/letteraturaitaliana-contemporanea/luci-del-nord/per-i-sentieri-dove-cresce-lerba-di-knut-hamsun.html Knut Hamsun – Per i sentieri dove cresce l’erba
  3. Web site: LAMI Alessandro / Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris). www.data.bnf.fr. 2017-08-12.
  4. Web site: LAMI Alessandro / Site officiel de l'UMR Orient & Méditerranée (Paris). www.orient-mediterranee.com. 2015-10-04.
  5. Web site: LAMI Alessandro / Site officiel de l'UMR Orient & Méditerranée (Paris).
  6. Web site: Dipartimento di Filologia e critica delle letterature antiche e moderne.
  7. Pietro Rosa, Ivan Garofalo review / Alessandro Lami, Galeno, L'anima e il dolore, Milano 2012, in: Eikasmos 25 (2014), pp.494-503