John of Genoa (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". This work is made up of treatises on orthography, etymology, grammar, prosody, rhetoric, … Wikipedia
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