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Marsilio Ficino

Marsilio Ficino (also known by his Latin name, Marsilius Ficinus (1433 - 1499) was a humanist philosopher and a Renaissance Italian reviver of Neoplatonism.

He translated Plato from Greek to Latin, the Hermetic Corpus, and the writings of many of the Neoplatonists, for example Porphyry, Plotinus et al. Ficino tried to synthesize Christanity and Platonism His patron was Cosimo de' Medici and he was also tutor to Lorenzo de' Medici.

He also authored a book titled De amore.

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