Historical figures in 1478
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, in 1478. The most recorded lives are Leonardo da Vinci, Christopher Columbus and Desiderius Erasmus. Among them Writers, Engineers and Inventors and Philosophers.
Notable people
Leonardo da Vinci
in 1478
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
Christopher Columbus
in 1478
1 moment here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Desiderius Erasmus
in 1478
1 moment here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Thomas More
in 1478
1 moment here
English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…
Moments
- 1478 Purchases sugar in Madeira Christopher Columbus
- 1478 Latin-school education in Deventer Desiderius Erasmus
- 1478 Witnesses a contract in Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
- 1478 Birth in the City of London Thomas More