Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Notes on people

Armetmisia Gentileschia
Born in rome
Father was great influence to her
genesis woman
pictures of strong women including self portait
most important women painter of early modern Europe
Sir Thomas More
Known as Saint
author, statesman
important counselor
wrote  Utopia
 Martin Luther
Born in 1483 into strict Catholic family
family wanted him to be lawyer
wrote 95 thesis
was a rebel
Prince Henry of Portugal
Third child of Henry the first
Duke of Viseu
established center of navigation and exploration
Maguel Decervantes
Born in 1547 died 1616
Spanish novelist, first European novel
wrote Don Quixote
named prince of wits
Louis Nove
Born in 1522
Member of Lion Borgose
married in her early twenties
Lived in country- side
author who encouraged woment to write books
Philepo Barnecella
Born in Florence
formulated techniquees for construction equipment
helped build many churches
built a dome for the Florence Cathedral
Ambrose Pera
French surgeaon
born in 1510 in France
great official royal surgeaon
father of modern surgeon and pathology
published a book
wrote a book on midwifery
first one to use bandages
Nicolanus Copernicus
published theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe

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