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Jul 20, 1304
Petrarch
Francesco Petracco, more commonly known as Petrarch, was one of the earliest humanists. He was often called the 'first tourist' and he even climbed to the top of Mont Ventoux. Note: Picture is of Petrarch's house in his later years of life. -
1440
Printing Revolution
Started in Germany. Johan Gutenberg invented the printing press which launched the printing revolution. -
1453
Humanism
Humanism is a cultural movement and an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanists beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely ration ways of solving human problems. -
Aug 28, 1466
Erasmus
Erasmus's full name is Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. He was a Dutch philosopher and a Christian scholar. He was considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance. -
Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
HIs full name is Nicolaus Copernicus. He was born on February 19th, 1473. He was born and he died in Royal Prussia. Royal Prussia is part of the kingdom of Poland and has been since 1466. He has a doctorate in canon law and derived a quantity theory of money which is a key concept in economics. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More venerated in the catholic church as Saint Thomas More. He was an English lawyer, Social philosopher, author, statesman, and a noted renaissance humanist. He refused to take an oath of supremacy which ended with him convicted of treason and executed. -
Jul 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
He was the leader of English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury. He helped build the case for the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He was born in Aslockton in Nottinghamshire, England. -
1513
Machiavelli
He was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher and writer. He was best known for The Prince. He endorsed immoral behavior like lying and murder of your enemies. -
1519
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo was a bastard child born out of wedlock. He has lived with the Medici's and they were his patrons. Having lived many places he knew many people and his name began to be well known as an artist. And his most famous painted work are, the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, and the Virgin of the Rocks. -
1519
Perspective
Linear perspective uses principles of math to realistically portray space and depth in art. Renaissance artists were largely concerned with painting realistic scenes, and linear perspective gave them a reliable method to accomplish this realism, which helped make their paintings all the more captivating. -
1542
Inquisition
The Inquisition also referred to as The Holy Inquisition. It was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas. -
Sep 17, 1558
Elizabeth I
She was the queen of England and Ireland for around 45 years before her death in 1603. She is sometimes called the virgin queen, Gloriana, or good Queen Bess. She was the Last of five monarchs of the House of Tudor. -
1561
Scientific Method
The Scientific Method was further developed during the Renaissance. Galileo used controlled experiments and analyzed data to prove, or disprove, his theories. The process was later refined by scientists such as Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
His full name is Galileo di Vincenzo Bonauti de' Galilei. Galileo was an Italian engineer, a physicist, and an astronomer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa. He sometimes is called the father of observational astronomy, the father of modern physics, the father of the scientific method, and the father of modern science. He studied velocity and speed, free fall and gravity, the principle of relativity, inertia, and projectile motion. -
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and an author. Widely recognized as a key figure in the scientific revolution. He was buried in Westminster Abbey. he died in his sleep in London. He divested much of his estates to relatives during his last years. Mercury poisoning may explain Newton's eccentricity in late life.
