(Donata), a man famous for his learning and the honourable employments he possessed in Florence his native country, in the 15th century. He wrote, A Latin translation of some of Plutarch's Lives; Commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics and Politics; and the Life of Charlemagne. He was sent to France by the Florentines, to sue for succour from Lewis XI. against Pope Sextus IV. but on his journey died at Milan; his body was carried to Florence, and buried in the church of the Carthusians. The small fortune he left his children is a proof of his probity and disinterestedness. His daughters, like those of Ariadne, were married at the public expense, as an acknowledgment of his services. His funeral eulogium was spoken by Christopher Landini; and an elegant epitaph, by Poliziano, was inscribed on his tomb.