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Adriana Cavarero
Adriana Cavarero is an Italian philosopher and feminist thinker.
Adriana Cavarero is an Italian philosopher and feminist thinker.
Alberto Cavos
Alberto Cavos (Russified to Albert Katerinovich Kavos, Aльберт Катeринович Кавос, December 22, 1800 – May 22, 1863) was a Russian–Italian architect best known for his theatre designs, the builde...
Alberto Cavos (Russified to Albert Katerinovich Kavos, Aльберт Катeринович Кавос, December 22, 1800 – May 22, 1863) was a Russian–Italian architect best known for his theatre designs, the builde...
Andreas Musalus
Andreas Musalus was a Greek professor of mathematics, philosopher and architectural theorist who was largely active in Venice during the 17th-century Italian Renaissance.
Andreas Musalus was a Greek professor of mathematics, philosopher and architectural theorist who was largely active in Venice during the 17th-century Italian Renaissance.
Angelo Rocca
Angelo Rocca (Rocca, near Ancone, 1545 – Rome, 8 April 1620) founder of the Angelica Library at Rome, afterwards accessible from 1604 as a public library.
Angelo Rocca (Rocca, near Ancone, 1545 – Rome, 8 April 1620) founder of the Angelica Library at Rome, afterwards accessible from 1604 as a public library.
Anna Giordano Bruno
Anna Giordano Bruno is an Italian track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault.
Anna Giordano Bruno is an Italian track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault.
Anthony Maria Zaccaria
Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria is an Italian saint.
Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria is an Italian saint.
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (20 August 1517 – 21 September 1586), Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of ...
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (20 August 1517 – 21 September 1586), Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of ...
Antonmaria Sauli
Antonmaria Sauli (sometimes Antonio Sauli) (1541–1623) was the Archbishop of Genoa and later a Roman Catholic Cardinal, serving as the dean of the College of Cardinals for the last three years o...
Antonmaria Sauli (sometimes Antonio Sauli) (1541–1623) was the Archbishop of Genoa and later a Roman Catholic Cardinal, serving as the dean of the College of Cardinals for the last three years o...
Arthur Johnston (poet)
Arthur Johnston (c.1579–1641) was a Scottish poet and physician.
Arthur Johnston (c.1579–1641) was a Scottish poet and physician.
Barbara Degani
Barbara Degani (Turin, 11 August 1966) is an Italian politician from Veneto.
Barbara Degani (Turin, 11 August 1966) is an Italian politician from Veneto.
Benedetto Castelli
Benedetto Castelli (1578 – April 9, 1643), born Antonio Castelli, was an Italian mathematician.
Benedetto Castelli (1578 – April 9, 1643), born Antonio Castelli, was an Italian mathematician.
Christopher Wursteisen
Christopher Wursteisen (Christianus Vurstitius) (born c 1570) was a law student at the University of Padua from 1595.
Christopher Wursteisen (Christianus Vurstitius) (born c 1570) was a law student at the University of Padua from 1595.
Cuno Tarfusser
Cuno Jakob Tarfusser is an Italian Judge who currently sits as a judge of the International Criminal Court.
Cuno Jakob Tarfusser is an Italian Judge who currently sits as a judge of the International Criminal Court.
Daniele Barbaro
Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro (also Barbarus) (8 February 1514 – 1570) was an Italian translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius.
Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro (also Barbarus) (8 February 1514 – 1570) was an Italian translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius.
Dietrich Gresemund
Dietrich Gresemund (1477 – 14 October 1512) was a German humanist writer.
Dietrich Gresemund (1477 – 14 October 1512) was a German humanist writer.
Edward Greaves (physician)
Sir Edward Greaves, M.D. (1608-1680), was an English physician.
Sir Edward Greaves, M.D. (1608-1680), was an English physician.
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (; 5 June 1646 – 26 July 1684) was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent, and the first woman to receive a degree.
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (; 5 June 1646 – 26 July 1684) was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent, and the first woman to receive a degree.
Elia del Medigo
Elias del Medigo, born under the name Elijah Mi-Qandia or Elijah mi-Qandia ben Moise del Medigo.
Elias del Medigo, born under the name Elijah Mi-Qandia or Elijah mi-Qandia ben Moise del Medigo.
Ercole Sassonia
Ercole Sassonia, also known as Hercules de Saxonia, Hercules Saxonia Patavinus, or Hercules of Saxony, (Padua, 1551 – Padua, August 29, 1607) was an Italian physician.
Ercole Sassonia, also known as Hercules de Saxonia, Hercules Saxonia Patavinus, or Hercules of Saxony, (Padua, 1551 – Padua, August 29, 1607) was an Italian physician.
Ermolao Barbaro
Ermolao or Hermolao Barbaro, also Hermolaus Barbarus (21 May 1453/1454—14 June 1493), was an Italian Renaissance scholar.
Ermolao or Hermolao Barbaro, also Hermolaus Barbarus (21 May 1453/1454—14 June 1493), was an Italian Renaissance scholar.
Ermolao Barbaro (bishop)
Ermolao Barbaro (1410-1471/1474) was an Italian prelate.
Ermolao Barbaro (1410-1471/1474) was an Italian prelate.
Fausto Veranzio
Fausto Veranzio or Faust Vrančić was a polymath and bishop from the Venetian Republic.
Fausto Veranzio or Faust Vrančić was a polymath and bishop from the Venetian Republic.
Federico Faggin
Federico Faggin, is an Italian physicist and electrical engineer, mostly widely known for designing the first commercial microprocessor.
Federico Faggin, is an Italian physicist and electrical engineer, mostly widely known for designing the first commercial microprocessor.
Francesco Barbaro
Francesco Barbaro (1390–1454) was an Italian politician, diplomat, and humanist from Venice, a member of the patrician Barbaro family.
Francesco Barbaro (1390–1454) was an Italian politician, diplomat, and humanist from Venice, a member of the patrician Barbaro family.
Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales, T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap., was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Francis de Sales, T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap., was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Franco Basaglia
Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist and neurologist who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, c...
Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist and neurologist who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, c...
Francysk Skaryna
Francysk Skaryna (pronounced ; or Skoryna; Францыск (Францішак) Скарына) was a Belarusian famous as one of the first publishers in Eastern Europe, laying groundwork for the development of the Be...
Francysk Skaryna (pronounced ; or Skoryna; Францыск (Францішак) Скарына) was a Belarusian famous as one of the first publishers in Eastern Europe, laying groundwork for the development of the Be...
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Giacomo Rizzolatti (born April 28, 1937) is an Italian Neurophysiologist who works at the University of Parma.
Giacomo Rizzolatti (born April 28, 1937) is an Italian Neurophysiologist who works at the University of Parma.
Gian Francesco Giudice
Gian Francesco Giudice (born in Padua, Italy on January 25, 1961) is an Italian theoretical physicist working at CERN in particle physics and cosmology.
Gian Francesco Giudice (born in Padua, Italy on January 25, 1961) is an Italian theoretical physicist working at CERN in particle physics and cosmology.
Giovanni Battista Zeno
Giovanni Battista Zeno was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Giovanni Battista Zeno was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Giuseppe Adami
Giuseppe Adami (4 November 1878 in Verona – 12 October 1946 in Milan) was an Italian librettist, known for his collaboration with Puccini on La rondine (1917), Il tabarro (1918) and Tu...
Giuseppe Adami (4 November 1878 in Verona – 12 October 1946 in Milan) was an Italian librettist, known for his collaboration with Puccini on La rondine (1917), Il tabarro (1918) and Tu...
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Giuseppe Sinopoli (; 2 November 1946 – 20 April 2001) was an Italian conductor and composer.
Giuseppe Sinopoli (; 2 November 1946 – 20 April 2001) was an Italian conductor and composer.
Guy Coquille
Guy Coquille (1523–1603), also called Conchyleus, was a French jurist.
Guy Coquille (1523–1603), also called Conchyleus, was a French jurist.
Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski
Prince Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski (1648–1706) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, politician and outstanding military commander.
Prince Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski (1648–1706) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, politician and outstanding military commander.
Hieronymus Fabricius
Hieronymus Fabricius or Girolamo Fabrizio or by his Latin name Fabricus ab Aquapendente also Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente was a pioneering anatomist and surgeon known in me...
Hieronymus Fabricius or Girolamo Fabrizio or by his Latin name Fabricus ab Aquapendente also Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente was a pioneering anatomist and surgeon known in me...
Immanuel Tremellius
Immanuel Tremellius was an Italian Jewish convert to Christianity.
Immanuel Tremellius was an Italian Jewish convert to Christianity.
Ivano Bertini
Ivano Bertini (born April, 1968, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian astronomer.
Ivano Bertini (born April, 1968, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian astronomer.
James Gregory (mathematician)
James Gregory FRS (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer.
James Gregory FRS (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer.
Jan Brożek
Jan Brożek was a Polish polymath: a mathematician, astronomer, physician, poet, writer, musician and rector of the Kraków Academy.
Jan Brożek was a Polish polymath: a mathematician, astronomer, physician, poet, writer, musician and rector of the Kraków Academy.
Jan Kochanowski
Jan Kochanowski (; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to Polish literary language.
Jan Kochanowski (; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to Polish literary language.
Johannes Heurnius
Johannes Heurnius (Jan van Heurne) (1543–1601) was a Dutch physician and natural philosopher.
Johannes Heurnius (Jan van Heurne) (1543–1601) was a Dutch physician and natural philosopher.
Johannes Nicolaus Furichius
Johannes Nicolaus Furichius was a Franco-German neo-latin Imperial poet laureate, pharmacist, doctor of medicine and alchemist from Strasbourg.
Johannes Nicolaus Furichius was a Franco-German neo-latin Imperial poet laureate, pharmacist, doctor of medicine and alchemist from Strasbourg.
John Caius
John Caius, also known as Johannes Caius, was an English physician, and second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
John Caius, also known as Johannes Caius, was an English physician, and second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
John Finch (ambassador)
Sir John Finch (1626–1682) was ambassador of England to the Ottoman Empire.
Sir John Finch (1626–1682) was ambassador of England to the Ottoman Empire.
John Micklethwaite
Sir John Micklethwaite M.D. was an English physician, who attended Charles II.
Sir John Micklethwaite M.D. was an English physician, who attended Charles II.
José Gabriel Funes
Fr. José Gabriel Funes, S.J. (born January 31, 1963 in Córdoba), an Argentine Jesuit priest and astronomer, is the current director of the Vatican Observatory.
Fr. José Gabriel Funes, S.J. (born January 31, 1963 in Córdoba), an Argentine Jesuit priest and astronomer, is the current director of the Vatican Observatory.
Julius Caesar Aranzi
Julius Caesar Aranzi (Giulio Cesare Aranzio, Arantius) (1529/1530 – April 7, 1589) was a leading figure in the history of the science of human anatomy.
Julius Caesar Aranzi (Giulio Cesare Aranzio, Arantius) (1529/1530 – April 7, 1589) was a leading figure in the history of the science of human anatomy.
Karel Lavrič
Karel Lavrič, also spelled Laurič or Lauritsch, was a Slovene liberal politician and lawyer from the Slovenian Littoral, and one of the most prominent activists of the Young Slovene ...
Karel Lavrič, also spelled Laurič or Lauritsch, was a Slovene liberal politician and lawyer from the Slovenian Littoral, and one of the most prominent activists of the Young Slovene ...
Klemens Janicki
Klemens Janicki (Janiciusz, Januszkowski, from Januszkowo) ('Clemens Ianicius') (1516–1543) was one of the most outstanding Latin poets of the 16th century.
Klemens Janicki (Janiciusz, Januszkowski, from Januszkowo) ('Clemens Ianicius') (1516–1543) was one of the most outstanding Latin poets of the 16th century.
Lazarus Buonamici
Lazarus Buonamici was an Italian Renaissance humanist.
Lazarus Buonamici was an Italian Renaissance humanist.
Leone Wollemborg
Leone Wollemborg (March 4, 1859 - August 19, 1932) was an Italian economist and politician.
Leone Wollemborg (March 4, 1859 - August 19, 1932) was an Italian economist and politician.
Marcantonio Barbaro
Marcantonio Barbaro (1518–1595) was an Italian diplomat of the Republic of Venice.
Marcantonio Barbaro (1518–1595) was an Italian diplomat of the Republic of Venice.
Martin Segon
Martin Segon was a Serbian writer, Catholic Bishop of Ulcinj, and a notable 15th-century humanists.
Martin Segon was a Serbian writer, Catholic Bishop of Ulcinj, and a notable 15th-century humanists.
Melchiore Cesarotti
Melchiore Cesarotti (May 15, 1730 – November 4, 1808) was an Italian poet and translator.
Melchiore Cesarotti (May 15, 1730 – November 4, 1808) was an Italian poet and translator.
Muhsen Bilal
Dr. Muhsen Bilal (محسن بلال) is a Syrian Baathist politician.
Dr. Muhsen Bilal (محسن بلال) is a Syrian Baathist politician.
Niccolò Leoniceno
Niccolò Leoniceno, also known as Nicolo Leoniceno, Nicolaus Leoninus, Nicolaus Leonicenus of Vicenza, Nicolaus Leonicenus Vicentinus, Nicolo Lonigo, Nicolò da Lonigo da Vincenza, was an Italian ...
Niccolò Leoniceno, also known as Nicolo Leoniceno, Nicolaus Leoninus, Nicolaus Leonicenus of Vicenza, Nicolaus Leonicenus Vicentinus, Nicolo Lonigo, Nicolò da Lonigo da Vincenza, was an Italian ...
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (Nikolaus Kopernikus; Nicolò Copernico; Mikołaj Kopernik; in his youth, Niclas Koppernigk; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance astronomer and the first pers...
Nicolaus Copernicus (Nikolaus Kopernikus; Nicolò Copernico; Mikołaj Kopernik; in his youth, Niclas Koppernigk; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance astronomer and the first pers...
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (26 February 1514 – 2 April 1573) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (26 February 1514 – 2 April 1573) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Paola Leone
Paola Leone, Ph.D., is a leading researcher of Canavan disease.
Paola Leone, Ph.D., is a leading researcher of Canavan disease.
Paolo Padovani
Paolo Padovani is an Italian astronomer working at the European Southern Observatory, specializing in the study of Active galactic nuclei including the study of quasars and blazars, evolution an...
Paolo Padovani is an Italian astronomer working at the European Southern Observatory, specializing in the study of Active galactic nuclei including the study of quasars and blazars, evolution an...
Paulus Vladimiri
Paulus Vladimiri was a distinguished scholar, jurist and rector of the Cracow Academy who defended Poland and native non-Christian tribes against the Teutonic Knights and its policies of conquest.
Paulus Vladimiri was a distinguished scholar, jurist and rector of the Cracow Academy who defended Poland and native non-Christian tribes against the Teutonic Knights and its policies of conquest.
Pedro de Ribadeneira
Pedro de Ribadeneira (1 November 1527 – 10 September or 22 September 1611) was a Spanish hagiologist.
Pedro de Ribadeneira (1 November 1527 – 10 September or 22 September 1611) was a Spanish hagiologist.
Petros Kestoras
Petros Kestoras (Πέτρος Κέστορας) (born 21 October 1957 in Kato Zodhia) is a Cypriot diplomat and is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to the R...
Petros Kestoras (Πέτρος Κέστορας) (born 21 October 1957 in Kato Zodhia) is a Cypriot diplomat and is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to the R...
Piotr of Goniądz
Piotr of Goniądz (Piotr z Goniądza, ; Latin: Gonesius; c. 1525-1573) was a Polish political and religious writer, thinker and one of the spiritual leaders of the Polish Brethren.
Piotr of Goniądz (Piotr z Goniądza, ; Latin: Gonesius; c. 1525-1573) was a Polish political and religious writer, thinker and one of the spiritual leaders of the Polish Brethren.
Piotr Wysz Radoliński
Piotr Wysz Radoliński of Leszczyc coat of arms was born circa 1354 in Radolin and died on September 30, 1414 in Poznań.
Piotr Wysz Radoliński of Leszczyc coat of arms was born circa 1354 in Radolin and died on September 30, 1414 in Poznań.
Realdo Colombo
Realdo Colombo was an Italian professor of anatomy and a surgeon at the University of Padua between 1544 and 1559.
Realdo Colombo was an Italian professor of anatomy and a surgeon at the University of Padua between 1544 and 1559.
Silvana Arbia
Silvana Arbia (born 19 November 1952 in Senise, Italy) is the current Registrar of the International Criminal Court.
Silvana Arbia (born 19 November 1952 in Senise, Italy) is the current Registrar of the International Criminal Court.
Simone Stratigo
Simone Stratigo (Συμεών Φίλιππος Στρατηγός, Symeon Filippos Stratigos, (Simone Filippo Stratico), Croatian: Simun Stratik) ; ca.
Simone Stratigo (Συμεών Φίλιππος Στρατηγός, Symeon Filippos Stratigos, (Simone Filippo Stratico), Croatian: Simun Stratik) ; ca.
Sir Edward Greaves, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Greaves, M.D. (1608-1680), was an English physician.
Sir Edward Greaves, M.D. (1608-1680), was an English physician.
Stanislaus Hosius
Stanislaus Hosius (Stanisław Hozjusz) (5 May 1504 in Kraków, Poland - 5 August 1579 in Capranica Prenestina, Italy) was a cardinal, since 1551 Prince-Bishop in Bishopric of Warmia (Ermland), P...
Stanislaus Hosius (Stanisław Hozjusz) (5 May 1504 in Kraków, Poland - 5 August 1579 in Capranica Prenestina, Italy) was a cardinal, since 1551 Prince-Bishop in Bishopric of Warmia (Ermland), P...
Thomas Cajetan
Thomas Cajetan (pronounced Ca-'je-tan), also known as Gaetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio (20 February 1469 - 9 August 1534), was an Italian cardinal.
Thomas Cajetan (pronounced Ca-'je-tan), also known as Gaetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio (20 February 1469 - 9 August 1534), was an Italian cardinal.
Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki
Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki was a Polish nobleman, Bishop of Poznań, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book De optimo senatore.
Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki was a Polish nobleman, Bishop of Poznań, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book De optimo senatore.
Werner Rolfinck
Werner Rolfink was a German physician, scientist and botanist.
Werner Rolfink was a German physician, scientist and botanist.
William Harvey
William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped ...
William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped ...