b. at Corfu in 1468 and d. at Pesaro on 29 May 1541.
He pursued legal studies at various universities in Italy,
graduating from Bologna.
Esteemed for his wide learning, he was called to hold public offices: at Pesaro he served as fiscal advocate in the tribunal (1494) and later (1532) as gonfaloniere; for several years he taught law in Venice. He wrote: De praestantia doctorum in twelve books: the ninth is important, as it treats diligently of the lives and works of legislators and jurists. It was discovered in 1748 and published in 1890 under the care of Pescatore.
Bibl.: E. Besta, T. D. e la sua opera, Venezia 1903; B.
Kurtscheid-F. A. Wilches, Historia iuris canonici, I. Roma 1943,
p. 275.