Flash card 3/14/12

Robert Hooke
He died on March 3, 1703. English natural philosopher, architect, polymath. He discovered the law of elasticy. He also developed the compound microscope.

Macchaveli- He was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence. He wrote the Prince. He was a historian, sketchwriter, and biologist.

John Calvin- Born on July 10th, 1509. He was born in Noyon France. His family sported the Roman Catholic Church. He attended the College Day March. During the next couple years, he lived under assumed names. Until 1541, he was sent away, and leter returned until his death in 1564.

Christopher Columbus- He was born in 1451 and died in 1556. He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in search of Asia, but found America. In 1492, he discovered America.

Galiliei Galilei- He was considered to be the father of modern science. He followed Aristotle's practice. He demonstrated that the universe was made with persision, and its laws can be mathematical. His main contrrributions are the discreption of the solor system.

Johannes Gutenburg- He was born in 1395 in Germany. He started experimenting with printing. His famous book is a 42 line Bible. Invented the printing press.

Leonardo Da' Vinci- He painted the Last Supper, and The Mona Lisa. He was considered a renaissance man. He was born in 1852, and invented and sketch tanks and cars.

Armesia Gentileschi- She was an Italian Baroque painter. She was born July 8, 1593 in Rome. She is considered one of the most accomplished painters of her time. She was the first female painter to be a member of a famous painting group. She died in 1682.She painted pictures of strong women including a self-portrait.

Sir Thomas More- He was born on Feb 7, 1479, and died on july 8, 1535. He was known as an english lawyer. He wrote the Utopia.

Martin Luther- Born in 1483 and died in 1564. He was born into a German Catholic family. He wrote the 95 thesis, challenging the Cathoclic Church.

Prince Henry of Portugal- His nickname was Henry the navigator. He was the third child of king john, found a dynasty, Was responsible for trade. He established a center of navigation and exploraation.

Miguel De Cerbantes- He was born and was the son of a surgeon. Wrote Don Quixote.

Louis Laba- Born in the 1520's and was a ropemaker. Her mother had died when she was a child, and her father had her educated in Music and English. She wrote 24 sonnets and three allegies, that were concluded with 24 poems by other writers. Three other editions came out within a year. After 1556, she left lyon to live in the country. Author who incouraged women to write books.

Fillipo Brunoichelli. Renaissance architect and engeneer. Designed and built a dome for the Florence Cathedral.

Ambros Perai- He was born in 1510 in France. In his youth, he was a surgeon's apprentice. During the war, he served for his country, and wrote Des Monstras, a book about sea devils, and marines. It was published in 1573, and his faith is unknown. He was one of the first people to know how to tie an artery. Invented Bandades.

Pieter Brueghel
Born in Brueghel,  He was a Flemish renaissance painter and printmaker. He was known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. He is sometimes referred to as Peasant Brueghel. Later, he switched to simpler art, rather than the Ialian style. One of his paintings are The Triumph of Death. He specailized in Genre Paintings. In 1559, he dropped the "h" from his name. He is, by far, the most important of his family. He was fascinated by hobgoblins, fires, and grotesque figures. He made his career in Antwerp.
He painted the Peasant dance, a painting that relies on detail and realism.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was his full name. He was Italian painter, sculptor, archetect, poem, and engineer. He was considered one of the greatest living painters of all time. One of his greatest acheivements was his painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. He is the first western artist who biography was published before he died. Born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese Tuscany, he was born into a family of bankers. Soon, the bank went bank bankrupt when his dad couldn't maintain the financial status. Soon, he decided to continue his career and be an artist. However rich I may have been, I have alwalys lived like a poor man.

William Shakespeare
He wrote the play Romeo and Juliet among others.

Nicolas Copernicus
He published the theory that the Earth was NOT the center of the universe.

Vesalurs Andruas
He published detail description about the human anatomy.

Ambrose Pare
He was a surgeon that developed the use of bandages