Morelli, Jacopo
Owner Id4016
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1745 - 1819
Other InformationHe was born in Venice from Swiss parents. He studied with the Dominicans of the Gesuati (Venice, Zattere). He embraced the priesthood and devoted himself to be a scholar and a bibliophile. From 1778 up to his death he was the intelligent and zealous librarian of the Marciana Library who increased the library collections due to the suppression of religious orders and their libraries.
Bibliogr.: DBI - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 76 (2012), ad vocem 'Morelli, Jacopo'; A. Giachery et al., Jacopo Morelli bibliotecario di San Marco (Lugano-Milano: Casagrande, 2014).
Variant NamesMorelli, Giacomo
Morelli, Iacopo
Morellus, Jacobus
Other Identifierhttp://thesaurus.cerl.org/record/cnp00388767
http://incunables.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/provenance/record/10013?concise=no&calling_page=browse
Activity
Start (year)1745
End (year)1819
MARC Area Codee-it
PlaceVenezia (Geonames Id: 3164603)
Profession / Type of InstitutionCivil servant
CharacterisationReligious
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