The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Baptista, John

BAPTISTA, John, Carmelite poet: b. Mantua 1448; d. 1516. His poetical writings were well known throughout Europe during his lifetime; their correctness of form and choice Latinity caused them to be used as texts in the schools. His greatest poem is &lsquo;De Calamitate Temporum&rsquo; (&lsquo;On the Evils of the Day&rsquo;), and is divided into three parts.