Ramire), ambassador to the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, and the second treatise to François de Noailles, bishop of Aire and ambassador to the King of France. They were pleased with his works, and endeavoured to obtain his release. Their efforts, however, were brought to light as he was being released to the Italian ambassador. The prison captain ordered him to be detained and executed by strangulation. His two treatises were published posthumously in 1608 and 1609, respectively. Works References Citations Bibliography Short biography. URL accessed 2006-03-06. Original documents at Digicoll.library.wisc.edu/. D'Israeli, Isaac. "Imprisonment of the Learned". Curiosities of Literature. George Routledge & Sons. Ditchfield, Peter Hampson. Books Fatal to Their Authors. URL accessed 2006-03-06. Further reading Buratti, Alessandro. Elogio di Girolamo Magi celebre letterato di Anghiari... Perugia, Nella Stamperia Costantini, Santucci e Comp., 1809. pp 115. External links 1520s births 1572 deaths People from the Province of Arezzo 16th-century Italian mathematicians Italian poets Italian male poets 16th-century Italian architects Italian archaeologists Italian military engineers Historical linguists 16th-century Italian historians University of Pisa alumni University of Perugia alumni University of Bologna alumni Italian male non-fiction writers 16th-century Italian judges Executed philosophers