, a Barnabite monk, born at Serravalle, in the environs of Verceil
, a Barnabite monk, born
at Serravalle, in the environs of Verceil in Piemont, in
1590, was chosen professor of philosophy and mathematics
at Anneci, where he was much distinguished by the acuteness of his genius. The general of his order having sent
him into France to form some establishments, he proceeded
to Paris, where he acquired reputation both as a philosopher and as a preacher. He was one of the first that had
the courage to abandon the trammels of Aristotle. He died
at Montargis the 23d of December, 1622, aged only thirtythree. La Mothe le Vayer classes him among the foremost
of the learned in his time. He adds, that Baranzano had
several times assured him that he would appear to him, if
he should depart the first out of this world, but that he did
not keep his word. Lord chancellor Bacon had as great an
esteem for him as la Mothe le Vayer, as appears by a letter
he wrote to him in June 1622, which Niceron has printed.
His works are, 1. “Campus Philosophicus,
” Lyons, Uranoscopia, seu universa doctrina de Coelo,
”
Novae Opiuiones Physicx,
” Lyons,