Francesco Maria Appendini
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Francesco Maria Appendini (November 4, 1768 – 1837) was an Italian Latin and Italian scholar, who studied Slavic languages in the Republic of Ragusa. The French invasion had enabled him from returning to Italy and he adopted Republic of Ragusa as his own country. He took upon himself to investigating its history and antiquities.