a learned Italian, was born at Oria, Otranto, in 1508. He studied at Bologna under Romulo Amaseo;) entered holy orders, and opened a school in his native place. He spent some years at Rome as secretary of cardinals Alexander and Badia. He afterwards taught belles-lettres at Naples and Salerno, and died in his native country in 1575, leaving several educational and other works, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.