VIVIANI, QUIRICO. - Priest and man of letters, b. at Soligo (Treviso) in 1784, d. at Padova on 9 Nov. 1835.
He completed his studies at Padova under Cesarotti, who always assisted and protected him. Ordained a priest, he settled in Udine, where he taught Italian and history at the Liceo, while at the same time publishing collections of verse (Canzoni militari, Brescia 1807) and works of profound learning, such as the critical edition of the Divina Commedia according to the Bartoliniano manuscript, translations of Vitruvius’ Architettura, Virgil’s Bucoliche, Paolo Diacono’s Historia Langobardorum, and a Discorso sull'indole delle istituzioni scientifiche del sec. XIX. Among his extensive output should also be recalled numerous translations of contemporary French works, collections of Massime which met with wide success and were translated into several languages, as well as a Manuale filosofico della lingua italiana, which death prevented him from bringing to completion. Entirely removed from politics, he was nevertheless forced to leave his chair in Udine upon the fall of the Regno italico; he then withdrew to Padova, devoting himself exclusively to study and charitable works. This truly apostolic aspect of his activity includes an eloquent social Orazione, in which he examined the phenomenon of pauperism and indicated the most appropriate means of resolving it within the framework of Christian charity.