Mathematicians in Florence

The atlas holds 4 people and 17 moments here, from 1469 to 1689. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Leonardo da Vinci and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Notable people

1. Galileo Galilei

   from 1574 to 1642

   11 moments here

   Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

2. Leonardo da Vinci

   from 1469 to 1503

   3 moments here

   Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1689

   2 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

4. Thomas Hobbes

   in 1636

   1 moment here

   English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

Moments

1. 1469 Moves to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
2. 1500 Returns to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
3. 1503 Returns from Borgia's service Leonardo da Vinci
4. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
5. 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
6. 1610 Moved permanently to Florence Galileo Galilei
7. 1611 Stayed at Villa Le Selve Galileo Galilei
8. 1611 Visited Villa Marignolle Galileo Galilei
9. 1617 Resided at Bellosguardo Galileo Galilei
10. 1631 Moved to Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
11. 1633 Departed Florence for his trial Galileo Galilei
12. 1633 Returned under arrest to Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
13. 1634 Lived under house arrest at Arcetri Galileo Galilei
14. 1636 Visit to Galileo in Florence Thomas Hobbes
15. 1642 Died at Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
16. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
17. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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