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Jan 1, 1398
Johannes Gutenberg
Germany
Engraver, Inventor, and Printer
By 1450, the press was in operation
In 1455, Gutenberg completed copies of a beautifully executed folio Bible -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Italy
Many and diverse fields of the arts and sciences
Painted the Mona Lisa
Painted the Last Supper -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
Italy
Politics (and political philosophy), military theory, history
Between 1503 and 1506 Machiavelli was responsible for the Florentine militia, including the City's defense.
Machiavelli died in 1527 at the age of 58. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Italy
Sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry
Sculpted the statue of david
Scilpted the Pieta -
Dec 6, 1476
Baldassare Castiglione
Italy
courtier, diplomat, soldier, author
In 1524 Pope Clement VII sent Castiglione to Spain as Apostolic nuncio (ambassador of the Holy See) in Madrid.
In 1516 Castiglione was back in Mantua, where he married a very young Ippolita Torelli -
Feb 7, 1478
Sir Thomas More
England
Lawyer
More married Jane Colt in 1505
In 1504 he was elected to Parliament to represent Great Yarmouth -
Mar 28, 1483
Raphael
Italy
Painting and architecture
Made the St. Peters
Painted the Galatea
