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Abril, Pedro Simón

Born: around 1540, Alcaraz, Albacete, Spain

Died: 1595, Medina de Rioseco (Valladolid)

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Pedro Simón Abril’s production included grammars for learning Greek and Latin as well as translations of classical works, reading and writing primers, and notes for the improvement of teaching. He is best known for his Spanish version of Aristotle’s Ethics.

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  • Abril, P.S. 1569. Methodus Latinae linguae docendae atque ediscendae. Zaragoza: Jorge Coci.

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  1. Faculty of Arts, Department of Catalan Language, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola), Spain

    Alejandro Coroleu

  2. ICREA-Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Alejandro Coroleu

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  1. Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Venezia, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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Coroleu, A. (2022). Abril, Pedro Simón. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14169-5_109

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