Stefano Guazzo

Stefano Guazzo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈgwattso]; 1530–1593) was an Italian writer from Casale Monferrato.

Guazzo studied law, and thereafter worked for Lodovico Gonzaga and other members of the family, for which he was active as a diplomat in France and the Papal States. In 1561, he and other colleagues founded the l'Accademia degli Illustrati in Casale Monferrato.

He died at Pavia, where he had moved to pursue his studies.

Writings by Guazzo include:

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