Florio
John, 1553?–1625, English lexicographer and translator.
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Florio, Auger-Dominguez and Weisberg all mentioned that the point of bringing people together in-person is to facilitate creativity, innovation and connection.
Media Briefing: Publishers are adopting a Tuesday-Thursday in-person workweek | Tim Peterson | November 18, 2021 | DigidayFlorio said Paper and Google had “50-50 ownership” of the project, but declined to give any specifics as to what the financial terms of the deal were, or the revenue share.
Why Paper magazine’s owner required employees to come back into the office | Sara Guaglione | November 8, 2021 | DigidayHowever, Florio says coaches should still be required to speak, and locker rooms should remain open to the press to capture “raw, real-time reactions” from those who do speak.
In the Filocolo he describes how in a vision Florio is shown how strenuously he ought to defend his love from her admirers.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonFlorio translates that particular sentence: "The world runs all on wheels" a bad rendering.
Montaigne and Shakspere | John M. Robertson
It was long supposed that the autograph of Shakespeare in a copy of Florio's translation showed his study of the Essays.
1601 | Mark TwainDuring her late residence at Moscow, her companion Florio, was involved in a very unpleasant affair.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor | Samuel James ArnoldNow in a copy of Florio's "Montaigne" there was found some years ago one of the very few genuine Shakespeare signatures.
Old and New London | Walter Thornbury
British Dictionary definitions for Florio
/ (ˈflɔːrɪˌəʊ) /
John . ?1553–?1625, English lexicographer, noted for his translation of Montaigne's Essays (1603)
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