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Julius Caesar Scaliger (della Scala, Scaligeri, Bordon, Bordonius), 1484-1558. Catholic humanist philosopher, physician and botanist. A stout follower of Aristotle, he won fame for his vitriolic attacks on Erasmus. His views on literature, which placed Seneca and Virgil above the Greeks, were widely followed.

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Catholic Encyclopedia: Julius Caesar Scaliger Article by Paul Lejay on this scholar's life and writings. www.newadvent.org/cathen/13506a.htm

Wikipedia: Julius Caesar Scaliger Entry incorporating material from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar_Scaliger

Columbia Encyclopedia: Scaliger, Julius Caesar Concise entry from the 2001 edition. www.bartleby.com/65/sc/ScaligJC.html