Niccolò Comneno Papadopoli
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Niccolò Comneno Papadopoli (Greek:Nikólaos Komninós Papadópoulos, Νικόλαος Κομνηνός Παπαδόπουλος; born 6 January 1655 on Crete
; died 20 January 1740 in Padua) was an Italian lawyer and historian of Greek origin.
He was born to the family of a Republic of Venice
Administrator at Iraklio (Ηράκλειο).
Papadopoli studied Canon Law
and became a librarian at the University of Padua
. In 1726 he published on the history of the university.
That work contains gross inaccuracies (if not lies), for example regarding the life of Oliver Cromwell
and Nicolaus Copernicus
. Papadopoli had falsely claimed in 1726 that he had seen an entry of Copernicus in records of a "Polish nation" at the university. In the century that had passed since, this claim had been widely published and "found a place in all subsequent biographies of Copernicus, but the decorative particulars added by the historian of the Patavian university have been shown to be wholly incorrect" and utterly baseless as shown over 150 years by Carlo Malagola
and Leopold Prowe
.
Papadopoli's work was continued since 1739 by Jacopo Facciolati
.
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
; died 20 January 1740 in Padua) was an Italian lawyer and historian of Greek origin.
He was born to the family of a Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
Administrator at Iraklio (Ηράκλειο).
Papadopoli studied Canon Law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
and became a librarian at the University of Padua
University of Padua
The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...
. In 1726 he published on the history of the university.
That work contains gross inaccuracies (if not lies), for example regarding the life of Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
and Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....
. Papadopoli had falsely claimed in 1726 that he had seen an entry of Copernicus in records of a "Polish nation" at the university. In the century that had passed since, this claim had been widely published and "found a place in all subsequent biographies of Copernicus, but the decorative particulars added by the historian of the Patavian university have been shown to be wholly incorrect" and utterly baseless as shown over 150 years by Carlo Malagola
Carlo Malagola
Carlo Malagola was a 19th century Italian historian.Among others, he studied the archives of Bologna, and the life of Antonio Urceo , called Codro , who had taught Greek to Nicolaus Copernicus...
and Leopold Prowe
Leopold Prowe
Leopold Friedrich Prowe was a German historian and gymnasium instructor, born as the son of a town councillor of Thorn in West Prussia, the town where in 1473 German astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born...
.
Papadopoli's work was continued since 1739 by Jacopo Facciolati
Jacopo Facciolati
-Biography:He was born at Torreglia, in what is now the province of Padua , in 1682. He was admitted to the seminary of Padua thanks to Cardinal Barberigo, who had formed a high opinion of the boy's talents. As professor of logic and regent of the schools, Facciolati became the leading academic of...
.
Literature
- Von Moy de Sons, K. E., Vehring, Fr. H. : Archiv für Katholisches Kirchenrecht, Verlag Franz Kirchheim, Mainz1863 (Google Buchsuche)
- Christian Pletzing:„Deutsche Kultur" und „polnische Zivilisation" Geschichtsbilder in West- und Ostpreußen zwischen Vormärz und Kulturkampf, S. 189-204, in: Matthias Weber: Preussen in Ostmitteleuropa: Geschehensgeschichte und Verstehensgeschichte, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2003, ISBN 3486567187, 9783486567182
- Stefan Kirschner, Andreas Kühne: "Die Rezeption von Copernicus im Spiegel seiner Biographien"; in: Form, Zahl, Ordnung. Studien zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Festschrift für Ivo Schneider zum 65. Geburtstag; hrsg. v. Rudolf Seising, Menso Folkerts, Ulf Hashagen; Stuttgart (Steiner) 2004 (Boethius, Bd. 48), S. 467-479 (Google Buchsuche)