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    The University of Ferrara (Italian: Università degli Studi di Ferrara) is the main university of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern...
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    Ferrara (/fəˈrɑːrə/; Italian: [ferˈraːra] ; Emilian: Fràra [ˈfraːra]) is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of...
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    Abel Ferrara ([ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his...
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    The province of Ferrara (Italian: provincia di Ferrara; Emilian: pruvîncia ad Fràra) is a province in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. Its capital...
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    The Duchy of Ferrara (Latin: Ducatus Ferrariensis; Italian: Ducato di Ferrara; Emilian: Ducà ad Frara) was a state in what is now northern Italy. It consisted...
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    Nicolaus Copernicus (category University of Ferrara alumni)
    This time he studied at the University of Padua, famous as a seat of medical learning, and—except for a brief visit to Ferrara in May–June 1503 to pass examinations...
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    Gabriele Falloppio (category University of Ferrara alumni)
    1545, at the latest, he began to study medicine at the University of Ferrara, at that time one of the best medical schools in Europe. It was there also...
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    panoramas), data from a University of Ferrara/CyArk research partnership, includes 3D scan data from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Leaning Tower of Pisa at Structurae...
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    The University of Ferrara Botanic Garden is a 4,500 square metre botanical garden operated by the University of Ferrara. It is located at Corso Porta...
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  • This is the list of universities in Italy, sorted in ascending order by the name of the city where they are situated. Source: MIUR, Anagrafe Nazionale...
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  • Wrestling. Ferrara graduated from Drew University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater arts and English. Between 1994 and 1996, Ferrara was trained...
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    light purple) in the context of late 15th century Italy. First coat of arms of the family A map of Ferrara at the time of its loss by the Este family,...
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    This is a list of the oldest existing universities in continuous operation in the world. Inclusion in this list is determined by the date at which the...
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  • Marcella Hazan (category International Association of Culinary Professionals award winners)
    the town of Cesenatico in Emilia-Romagna. She earned double undergraduate degrees natural sciences and biology from the University of Ferrara and the University...
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    Paracelsus (category University of Ferrara alumni)
    moving to Vienna. He gained his medical doctorate from the University of Ferrara in 1515 or 1516. "Paracelsus sought a universal knowledge" that was not...
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    feet positions of certain figures. Paolo Zamboni, professor of vascular surgery at the University of Ferrara, made a medical study of the painting, noting...
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    1407 – 1 October 1450) was Marquess of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio Emilia from 1441 to 1450. Despite the presence of legitimate children, Leonello was favoured...
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    – 30 July 1393) was lord of Ferrara and Modena from 1388 until his death. He was associated in the lordship of the House of Este by his brother Niccolò...
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    to Ferrara in 1754 and became a professor at the University of Ferrara when it was re-established in 1771. In 1782 he was one of the founders of the...
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    Girolamo Savonarola (category University of Ferrara alumni)
    from Ferrara and a preacher active in Renaissance Florence. He became known for his prophecies of civic glory, his advocacy of the destruction of secular...
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    Renée of France (25 October 1510 – 12 June 1574), was Duchess of Ferrara from 31 October 1534 until 3 October 1559 by marriage to Ercole II d'Este, grandson...
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    the University of Ferrara, Italy, a PhD in biology from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD in philosophy of science from the University of Tennessee...
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    member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1558 to 1561. Married to the intended husband of her elder...
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    Ludovico Ariosto (category University of Ferrara alumni)
    Taming of the Shrew. In 1516 the first version of the Orlando Furioso in 40 cantos, was published at Ferrara. The third and final version of the Orlando...
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    Giacomo Simoncini (category University of Ferrara alumni)
    world, and was the only head of state younger than the age of 30. A member of the Socialist Party, he has been a member of the Grand and General Council...
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  • Michele Ferrari (category Physicians from Ferrara)
    born in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, where he still lives. In 1978, he obtained his degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ferrara. His doctoral...
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    Giovanni Battista Giraldi (category Academic staff of the University of Ferrara)
    was born in Ferrara, then the capital of the Duchy of Ferrara, and educated at the University of Ferrara. In 1525, he became a professor of natural philosophy...
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    The Renaissance in Ferrara began with the signoria of Leonello d'Este around the mid-15th century. Under Leonello's patronage, Ferrara became a hub for...
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    Hypogeum of the Volumnis digital media archive (creative commons-licensed photos, laser scans, panoramas), data from a University of Ferrara/CyArk research...
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    Luigi Marattin (category University of Ferrara alumni)
    institutions at the University of Ferrara in 2001. In 2002 he studied for a Master of Science in Economics at the University of Warwick in the United...
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