John of Genoa

John of Genoa or Johannes Balbus (died c. 1298) was an Italian grammarian and Dominican priest. At an advanced age, John gave away his wealth to the poor of Genoa and entered the Order of St Dominic. Nothing is known of him before this. He is best known for his Latin grammar, Summa Grammaticalis, better known as the Catholicon, apparently the first lexicographical work "to achieve complete alphabetization (from the first to the last letter of eac... more

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