Historical figures in 1588

The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, in 1588. The most recorded lives are Elizabeth I, Lope de Vega and Galileo Galilei. Among them Writers, Mathematicians and Philosophers.

Notable people

1. Elizabeth I

   in 1588

   2 moments here

   Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…

2. Lope de Vega

   in 1588

   2 moments here

   Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…

3. Galileo Galilei

   in 1588

   1 moment here

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

4. Thomas Hobbes

   in 1588

   1 moment here

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

5. Giordano Bruno

   in 1588

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

6. Mimar Sinan

   in 1588

   1 moment here

   Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…

Moments

1. 1588 Thanksgiving procession to St Paul's Elizabeth I
2. 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
3. 1588 Spring residence in Prague Giordano Bruno
4. 1588 Departure from Madrid into exile Lope de Vega
5. 1588 Birth at Westport Thomas Hobbes
6. 1588 Embarkation for the Armada Lope de Vega
7. 1588 Death in Constantinople Mimar Sinan
8. 1588 Address to troops at Tilbury Elizabeth I

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