Alessandro Turamini (
Montalcino
Montalcino is a hill town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy.
The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia. It is from Siena, from Florence and from Pisa. Monte Amiata is l ...
, circa 1556 –
Ferrara
Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main ...
, circa 1605) was an Italian lawyer, jurist, philosopher, and poet. He is best known for his writings on law.
Biography
Turamini graduated with a degree in civil law from the
University of Siena
The University of Siena (, abbreviation: UNISI), located in Siena, Tuscany, holds the distinction of being Italy's first publicly funded university as well as one of the oldest, originally established as ''Studium Senese'' in 1240. As of 2022, it ...
in 24 June 1579. He became an Auditor of the Rota in
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
Florence ...
. His skill and writings led him to become professor of jurisprudence in
Siena
Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...
,
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, and
Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...
. He was founder of a literary-philosophical society in Naples called the ''Accademia dei Rinforzati''.
Works
Among his works are:
(1590) an "encyclopedia of law" published in Florence
Collected Works(1770); collected by Lorenzo Maria Mehus (1717-1802), dedicated to the prelate
Antonio Felice Zondadari
References
Bibliography
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turamini, Alessandro
1550s births
1605 deaths
Grand Duchy of Tuscany people
16th-century Italian jurists
Italian writers
People from Montalcino