Camillo Baldi

, Also called Camillo Baldi Camillus Baldus and Camillo Baldo (* around 1550 in Bologna, † March 24, 1637 ) was an Italian philosopher and physician.

Life

Camillo Baldi was born in 1550 as son of Pietro Maria Baldi from a family of low nobility in Bologna. His father was a lecturer at the University of Bologna. Baldi graduated in humanities, philosophy and medicine on 14 February 1572. In 1576 he became professor of philosophy and began giving lectures on theory and logic in Aristotle. In 1579 he earned his doctorate as professor of philosophy. From 1586 to 1590 he held the office of " Protologicus ". This is read by a public inscription in the University of Bologna with the words " Secunda hora ad Logicam D. Camillus Baldus Prothologicus ". This track Baldi kept for life, even though he held this office only until the year 1589. This feature appears to have been created specifically for Baldi, in any case little is known about what it contained exactly. From 1590 until his death in 1637 he was professor of philosophy. In a six -year cycle, he read about six works of natural philosophy of Aristotle. During his sixty -year career at the University of his students he devoted three memorials: two paintings on the walls of the auditorium as well as a statue in the courtyard. Because such assessments are virtually unknown, it can be concluded that he was a highly respected and popular teacher. He took on various senior positions at the university. Among other things, he was " Decano " (Dean ) and " Procancelliere " ( Vice-Chancellor ). In addition, he was from 1620 to 1637 director of the Museum of Ulisse Aldrovandi.

One of Baldis students was the poet Alessandro Tassoni. Baldi is mentioned in various letters of Tassoni. In Tassonis poem La Secchia rapita ( The Stolen Bucket ) is sent as an envoy from Bologna to Modena citizens Baldi. The Modenese had the Bolognese stolen a symbolic bucket and Baldi should lead negotiations for its return.

The earliest work on graphology

Baldi left numerous manuscripts and publications on a wide range of topics. Is known of his essay Trattato Come Da Una Lettera Missiva Si Conoscano La Natura E Qualità Dello Scrittore. Raccolta Dagli Scritti Del Sig Camillo Baldi Citadino. Bolognese, E Dato All Stampe Da Gio Francesco Grillenzoni on graphology. It is the first detailed study on this subject and was published in 1622. At that time, Baldi was about 70 years old. Another edition was printed in 1625. In 1983 a new edition by the Società Italiana di Grafologia, Bologna. This edition also includes a reproduction of the issue in 1622. The latest edition came out in 1992 1664 the work was translated into Latin rediscovered and translated into French in 1900, it was the latest translation was published in 1993

The publication led its place as a guide to write letters in the educated circles of the Italian 16th and early 17th century. The instructions are based heavily on the classic Greek work De elocutione (About the expression) by Demetrius of Phalerum to. Baldi follows Demetrius insofar as it disapproves of those whose expression is too contrived. He notes that such people betray nothing about him, except that they are facing and contrived. Next he goes on: If they (the letters ) are written entirely unsophisticated and without learning, just as nature dictates of the writer, then you can probably learn some things about the writer. Baldi dedicated his reflections on the manuscript only a few pages (pp. 18-21), but based on them his call up to the present time. His interpretations of the manuscript are interesting, but have little relation to modern theories of graphology.

For example, if the handwriting is both uniform and well-formed, apparently does, to have been written with joy, then it was probably written by a person who is ignorant and unworthy, because it is rare to find intelligent and clever people who write neatly ... these writers are often cool, stingy, foolishly, extravagantly and careless. On the other hand, he speaks of manuscripts, which unfavorably, bent, badly shaped and are fast but still legible. Such a manuscript is in his opinion expression of a mature man who has written a lot. Later he says: If the manuscript is uneven, with wavy and mostly rising lines, a person tends to want to dominate ... With such instability can also supplement that it is probably choleric and inclined to yield to his impulses without restriction.

Works (selection)

  • Alchemia e la sua medicina. Bibliotheca dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna 1597, MSS example, fol. 134R - 134v. This work exists only in manuscript and has never been published. 2010, a scientific treatise on the subject was written.
  • In physiognomica Aristotelis Commentaries. Apud S. Bonomium, Bologna 1621, OCLC 820,726,081th ( A detailed commentary on the short pseudo- Aristotelian work on physiognomy ).
  • Alcune considerationi sopra una lettera d' Anton Perez scritta al duca di Lerma about al modo di conservarsi in gratia del suo signore. Girolamo Vaschieri, Carpi 1622 OCLC 503,968,663th
  • Trattato Come Da Una Lettera Missiva Si Conoscano La Natura E Qualità Dello Scrittore. Girolamo Vaschieri, Carpi 1622 OCLC 79,563,196th
  • Trattato del modo di una lettera scriver bene. Girolamo Vaschieri, Carpi in 1622.
  • Delle mentite et offese di parole, come possino accomodarsi. T. Mascheroni et C. Ferroni, Bologna 1623, OCLC 247,670,986th
  • De naturali ex unguium inspectione praesagio commentarius. Haered. John Rossi, Bologna 1629th
  • De humanarum propensionum ex temperamento praenotionibus. Haered. John Rossi, Bologna 1629th
  • Congressi civili ... ne quali, con precetti moral politici e, si mostra il modo facile d' acquistar e gli amici conservar. Nic Tebaldini, Bologna 1637th
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