Philosophers in Lucca

The atlas holds 5 people and 13 moments here, from 1289 to 1589. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Dante Alighieri and Michel de Montaigne.

Notable people

1. Galileo Galilei

   from 1564 to 1589

   4 moments here

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

2. Dante Alighieri

   from 1289 to 1314

   3 moments here

   Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

3. Michel de Montaigne

   in 1581

   3 moments here

   French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

4. Niccolò Machiavelli

   from 1509 to 1520

   2 moments here

   Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

5. Petrarch

   in 1312

   1 moment here

   Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

Moments

1. 1289 Witnessed Caprona's capitulation Dante Alighieri
2. 1308 Stayed in Lucca Dante Alighieri
3. 1312 Childhood at Pisa Petrarch
4. 1314 Possible later return to Lucca Dante Alighieri
5. 1509 Entry into Pisa after surrender Niccolò Machiavelli
6. 1520 Commercial mission to Lucca Niccolò Machiavelli
7. 1564 Baptized at Pisa Cathedral Galileo Galilei
8. 1564 Born in Pisa Galileo Galilei
9. 1581 Residence in Pisa Michel de Montaigne
10. 1581 Election news at Lucca Michel de Montaigne
11. 1581 Return to Lucca from Bagni della Villa Michel de Montaigne
12. 1583 Observed the cathedral lantern Galileo Galilei
13. 1589 Began teaching mathematics at Pisa Galileo Galilei

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