Background
Severino was born in Tarsia (Calabria, Italy), of Giovanni Jacopo Severino, a lawyer
physician university professor
Severino was born in Tarsia (Calabria, Italy), of Giovanni Jacopo Severino, a lawyer
He died of plague in 1656 in Naples. Adept of the atomist views of Democritus, he disregarded Aristotle. He met Tommaso Campanella and corresponded with William Harvey and Thomas Bartholin.
He was familiar of the works of scientists of the antiquity like Galen and Lactantius.
He also was the author of a book called The philosophy of chess (Louisiana filosofia degli scacchi). He includes mystic speculations, and his work attempts to coincide with his religious beliefs.
C. Lists of works.