, of the same family with the famer, was born at Milan in 1607. He
, of the same family with the famer, was born at Milan in 1607. He went through Is
studies in the Ambrosian college, and after he had conpleted a course of philosophy and divinity, applied himself
entirely to polite literature, in which he made so grat
progress, that cardinal Frederic Borromeo procured hn
a professorship of rhetoric in that college, when he vis
but one and twenty years old. Six years after, the ipublic of Venice invited him to Padua, to teach eloquene,
politics, and the Greek ianguage, in that university, whih
was then extremely in its decline; but Ferrari restoredit
to its former flourishing state. The republic rewarded hn
by enlarging his pension every six years, which from fre
hundred ducats was at last raised to two thousand. Afer
the death of Ripamonte, historiographer of the city of
Milan, Ferrari was appointed to write the history of tat
city; and a pension of two hundred crowns was settledm
htm for that purpose. He began, and composed eilit
books; but finding he could not have access to the necssary materials in the archives of Milan, he desisted, id
left what he had done to his heir, on condition thathe
should not publish it. His reputation procured him f esents and pensions from foreign princes. Christimof
Sweden, in whose honour he had made a public disccrse
upon her mounting the throne, presented him withagden
chain, and honoured him with her letters; and Louis IV.
of France gave him a pension of five hundred crown for
seven years. He died in 1682, aged seventy-five. He
was remarkable for the sweetness, sincerity, and affability
of his temper; and had so happy a way of mitigating persons exasperated against each other, that he acquire the
title of “the Reconciler, or Pacificator.
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