Background
He was born in the village of Rosate (Rosciate) in the district of Bergamo, and was of humble parentage.
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Alberico Albericus de Rosate
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He studied law under Oldradus de Ponte and Riccardus Malumbra at the University of Padua, where he gained the degree of Doctor, without, however, becoming a teacher. Albericus also studied under Ranieri di Forlì and had contact with Bartolus de Saxoferrato.
Career
In the 1310s he returned to Bergamo, where he was a lawyer and took part in various public affairs He was employed in particular by Galeazzo II Visconti of Milan, and after Galeazzo"s death by Luchino Visconti and the latter"s brother John, Bishop of Novara. In 1331 and 1333 he was involved in reforming Bergamo"s civil statutes, and he was sent several times (in 1335, 1337-1338 and 1340-1341) as ambassador to Pope Benedict XII"s court at Avignon.
In his later years Albericus devoted himself especially to scientific literary labours.
He died in Bergamo in the late 1350s.
