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Marsilio Ficino (1433 - 1499)
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About Marsilio Ficino

Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) was an Italian scholar, philosopher, and priest. He is best known for his role in reviving Neoplatonism in the Renaissance period. Ficino was appointed as the head of the Platonic Academy in Florence by Cosimo de' Medici and translated the complete works of Plato into Latin, making them accessible to Western scholars. His philosophical ideas blended elements of Platonism, Christianity, and Hermeticism, influencing the intellectual landscape of his time.

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