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Mercati was born in ] (precisely in the village of Villa Gaida) from a middle-class family. He had two older brothers, ] and Angelo, who both became ecclesiastics, the former working as 'Dottore' of the ] and later as Prefect of the ], whereas the latter became Archivist of the ].{{Sfn|Vian|2009}} Mercati was born in ] (precisely in the village of Villa Gaida) from a middle-class family. He had two older brothers, ] and Angelo, who both became ecclesiastics, the former working as 'Dottore' of the ] and later as Prefect of the ], whereas the latter became Archivist of the ].{{Sfn|Vian|2009}}


Mercati initially enrolled in the Accademia Scientifico-Letteraria of ] (precursor of the ]) in 1896, but soon had to move to ] for health reasons (1897-1898), studying at ]. After a year-break, in 1899-1900 he studied at the ] and, from 1900-1901 to 1904-1905, at the ], where he graduated defending a thesis on the Greek versions of the writings of ] (tutored by ]). From 1905 to 1907 he taught in middle and high schools; in that year he won a scholarship and spent three years in Germany, where he specialized in Byzantine philology with ] (]) and ] (]).{{Sfn|Vian|2009}} Mercati initially enrolled in the Accademia Scientifico-Letteraria of ] (precursor of the ]) in 1896, but soon had to move to ] for health reasons (1897-1898), studying at ].{{Sfn|''Curriculum''|1911|p=VII}} After a year-break, in 1899-1900 he studied at the ] and, from 1900-1901 to 1904-1905, at the ], where he graduated defending a thesis on the Greek versions of the writings of ] (tutored by ]). From 1905 to 1907 he taught in middle and high schools; in that year he won a scholarship and spent three years in Germany, where he specialized in Byzantine philology with ] (]) and ] (]).{{Sfn|Vian|2009}}


In 1924-1925 he was nominated Professor of Greek Literature at the ], but moved almost immediately to the Sapienza University of Rome, where he taught Byzantine philology until his retirement in 1949. He died in Rome in 1963.{{Sfn|Vian|2009}} In 1924-1925 he was nominated Professor of Greek Literature at the ], but moved almost immediately to the Sapienza University of Rome, where he taught Byzantine philology until his retirement in 1949. He died in Rome in 1963.{{Sfn|Vian|2009}}


== Research == == Research ==
Mercati specialized in Byzantine literature, in particular poetry and literature with religious background. He wrote several short articles and notes, but only one monograph – the critical edition of Ephrem's Greek sermons.<ref>{{Harvard citation year brackets|''Ephraem''|1915}}.</ref> Mercati specialized in Byzantine literature, in particular poetry and literature with religious background. He wrote several short articles and notes, and a monograph – the critical edition of Ephrem's Greek sermons.<ref>{{Harvard citation year brackets|''Ephraem''|1915}}.</ref> His scholar Giuseppe Schirò identified three leading lines of research in his activity: 1. — Literary and historical texts; 2. — Epigraphy; 3. — Literary texts transmitted by papyri.{{Sfn|Schirò|1964|p=15}}


== Publications == == Publications ==


* {{Cite book |title=S. Ephraem Syri opera |date=1915 |publisher=Pontificium Institutum Biblicum |editor-last=Mercati |editor-first=Sylvius Joseph (Silvio Giuseppe) |volume=I: ''Sermones in Abraham et Isaac, in Basilium Magnum, in Eliam'' |location=Rome |ref={{harvid|Ephraem|1915}}}} * {{Cite book |title=S. Ephraem Syri opera |date=1915 |publisher=Pontificium Institutum Biblicum |editor-last=Mercati |editor-first=Sylvius Joseph (Silvio Giuseppe) |volume=I: ''Sermones in Abraham et Isaac, in Basilium Magnum, in Eliam'' |location=Rome |ref={{harvid|Ephraem|1915}}}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1915 |title=De nonnullis versibus dodecasyllabis S. Germani I CP Patriarchae |journal=Roma e l'Oriente |volume=5 |pages=145-165}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1918 |title=Sulle poesie di Niceforo Gregora |journal=Bessarione |volume=22 |pages=90-98}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1919-1920 |title=Sull'ἀνικηώρων γένος dell'acrostico di Giuliana Anicia nel codice viennese di Dioscoride |journal=Rivista degli Studi Orientali |volume=8 |issue=1-4 |pages=427-431}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1920 |title=Antica omelia greca εἰς τὴν Χριστοῦ γεννᾶν |journal=Biblica |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=75-90}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1920 |title=Il prologo della Catomyomachia di Teodoro Prodromo è imitato da Gregorio Nazianzeno, Epist. IV (Migne PG 37, col. 25B) |journal=BZ |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=28}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1920 |title=Note papirologiche (1.–2.) |journal=Biblica |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=270-271}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1920 |title=Note papirologiche (3.) |journal=Biblica |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=371-375}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1923-1925 |title=Intorno all'autore del carme εἰς τὰ Πυθίοις θερμά (Leone Magistro Choirosphaktes) |journal=Rivista degli Studi Orientali |volume=10 |issue=2-4 |pages=212-248}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |date=1941 |title=Vita di S. Nifone riconosciuta nel papiro greco Fitz Roy Fenwick a Cheltenham, già Lambruschini a Firenze |journal=Aegyptus |volume=21 |issue=1-2 |pages=55-92}}
* {{Cite book |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |title=Collectanea Byzantina |date=1970 |publisher=Dedalo |editor-last=Acconcia Longo |editor-first=Augusta |volume=I–II |location=Bari}} — Scripta minora.


== References == == References ==
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== Bibliography == == Bibliography ==


* {{Cite book |last=Mercati |first=Silvio Giuseppe |title=Collectanea Byzantina |date=1970 |publisher=Dedalo |editor-last=Acconcia Longo |editor-first=Augusta |location=Bari |pages=VII–X |chapter=Cenno riassuntivo degli studi fatti e della carriera didattica percorsa |ref={{harvid|Curriculum|1970}} |orig-year=1911}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Schirò |first=Giuseppe |date=1964 |title=Attività scientifica di Silvio Giuseppe Mercati |journal=RSBN |volume=1 |pages=15–29}}
* {{Cite web |last=Vian |first=Paolo |date=2009 |title=Giuseppe Mercati |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giuseppe-mercati_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ |website=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani}} * {{Cite web |last=Vian |first=Paolo |date=2009 |title=Giuseppe Mercati |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giuseppe-mercati_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ |website=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani}}


Revision as of 21:23, 28 December 2024

Silvio Giuseppe Mercati (born Giuseppe Mercati; 16 September 1877 – 16 October 1963) was an Italian Byzantinist, recognized as the first Italian classical scholar who specialized in Byzantine studies.

Biography

Mercati was born in Reggio Emilia (precisely in the village of Villa Gaida) from a middle-class family. He had two older brothers, Giovanni and Angelo, who both became ecclesiastics, the former working as 'Dottore' of the Ambrosian Library and later as Prefect of the Vatican Library, whereas the latter became Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive.

Mercati initially enrolled in the Accademia Scientifico-Letteraria of Milan (precursor of the University of Milan) in 1896, but soon had to move to Naples for health reasons (1897-1898), studying at the local university. After a year-break, in 1899-1900 he studied at the University of Rome and, from 1900-1901 to 1904-1905, at the University of Bologna, where he graduated defending a thesis on the Greek versions of the writings of Ephrem the Syrian (tutored by Vittorio Puntoni). From 1905 to 1907 he taught in middle and high schools; in that year he won a scholarship and spent three years in Germany, where he specialized in Byzantine philology with Wilhelm Meyer (Göttingen) and Karl Krumbacher (Munich).

In 1924-1925 he was nominated Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Catania, but moved almost immediately to the Sapienza University of Rome, where he taught Byzantine philology until his retirement in 1949. He died in Rome in 1963.

Research

Mercati specialized in Byzantine literature, in particular poetry and literature with religious background. He wrote several short articles and notes, and a monograph – the critical edition of Ephrem's Greek sermons. His scholar Giuseppe Schirò identified three leading lines of research in his activity: 1. — Literary and historical texts; 2. — Epigraphy; 3. — Literary texts transmitted by papyri.

Publications

  • Mercati, Sylvius Joseph (Silvio Giuseppe), ed. (1915). S. Ephraem Syri opera. Vol. I: Sermones in Abraham et Isaac, in Basilium Magnum, in Eliam. Rome: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1915). "De nonnullis versibus dodecasyllabis S. Germani I CP Patriarchae". Roma e l'Oriente. 5: 145–165.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1918). "Sulle poesie di Niceforo Gregora". Bessarione. 22: 90–98.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1919–1920). "Sull'ἀνικηώρων γένος dell'acrostico di Giuliana Anicia nel codice viennese di Dioscoride". Rivista degli Studi Orientali. 8 (1–4): 427–431.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1920). "Antica omelia greca εἰς τὴν Χριστοῦ γεννᾶν". Biblica. 1 (1): 75–90.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1920). "Il prologo della Catomyomachia di Teodoro Prodromo è imitato da Gregorio Nazianzeno, Epist. IV (Migne PG 37, col. 25B)". BZ. 24 (1): 28.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1920). "Note papirologiche (1.–2.)". Biblica. 1 (2): 270–271.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1920). "Note papirologiche (3.)". Biblica. 1 (3): 371–375.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1923–1925). "Intorno all'autore del carme εἰς τὰ Πυθίοις θερμά (Leone Magistro Choirosphaktes)". Rivista degli Studi Orientali. 10 (2–4): 212–248.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1941). "Vita di S. Nifone riconosciuta nel papiro greco Fitz Roy Fenwick a Cheltenham, già Lambruschini a Firenze". Aegyptus. 21 (1–2): 55–92.
  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1970). Acconcia Longo, Augusta (ed.). Collectanea Byzantina. Vol. I–II. Bari: Dedalo. — Scripta minora.

References

  1. ^ Vian 2009.
  2. Curriculum 1911, p. VII. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCurriculum1911 (help)
  3. Ephraem (1915).
  4. Schirò 1964, p. 15.

Bibliography

  • Mercati, Silvio Giuseppe (1970) . "Cenno riassuntivo degli studi fatti e della carriera didattica percorsa". In Acconcia Longo, Augusta (ed.). Collectanea Byzantina. Bari: Dedalo. pp. VII–X.
  • Schirò, Giuseppe (1964). "Attività scientifica di Silvio Giuseppe Mercati". RSBN. 1: 15–29.
  • Vian, Paolo (2009). "Giuseppe Mercati". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani.
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