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Born/Died: Nuremberg, Germany
Occupation: Locksmith
Known for: Created the first spring powered watch. This allowed people to rely less on church bells. -
Born/Died: London, England
Occupation: Poet
Known for: Was an early English writer used political topics, and made jokes about them. -
Born/Died: Florence, Italy
Occupation: Architect.
Known for: Was the first to use perspective in his buildings some of his famous work involved domes including the world famous. Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. -
Born/Died: Florence, Italy
Occupation: sculptor
Known for: Crating Meany great pieces including the famous David. -
Born/Died: Born/ Maaseik/ Died Bruges Belgium
Occupation: Oil Painter
Known for: He invented Oil painting. This aloud painters to use more vibrant colors -
Born/Died: Mainz, Germany
Occupation: Engraver, inventor, and printer
Known for: The invention of the movable-type printing press The invention of the printing press made books readily available and introduced the information age. -
Born/Died: Born/Florence Died/Rome Italy
Occupation: Painter
Known for: He was the first painter to use linear and Ariel perspective. -
Born/Died: Tours, France
Occupation: Painter
Known for: He painted many illustrations in books, and painted scenes from the bible in a new individual style. -
Born/Died: born/Florence, Italy Died/cloux France
Occupation: sculptor architect, painter
Known for: Was one of the best known renaissance painters, and created Meany famous paintings including the Mona lisa. -
Born/Died: Rotterdam, Holland/Basel Switzerland
Occupation: Scholar
Known for: First editor of New Testament, and pushed for the bible to be printed in vernacular languages. -
Born/Died: Paris, France
Occupation: Scholar, Diplomat, Royal Librarian
Known for: Believing law texts should be studies in original latin and ignore translated text. Founder of National Library of France. -
Born/Died: Nuremberg, Germany
Occupation: Painter
Known for: He was known for his woodcuts and was very found of his appearance. He painted many self portraits. He also used detail, and used shadowing very well. -
Born/Died: born Torun/Died Frauenberg, Poland
Occupation: Scholar/Theorist
Known for: He used mathematics and careful observations to find a different theory for the universe. -
Born/Died: Born/Caprese Died/Florence
Occupation: Architect, poet, painter.
Known for: Was the first to use perspective in his buildings some of his famous work involved domes including the world famous. Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. -
Born/Died: London, England
Occupation: Advisor
Known for: He was an advisor for King Henry Vlll.He was exucuted by the king for his refusal to denounce the Roman catholic church. He was named a saint in 1935. -
Born/Died: Born/Angouleme Died Paris
Occupation: Author/Humanist
Known for: Was a very important figure to the French resistance was the sister of Francois l King of France, and could speak many languages including; French, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German, Greek, and Hebrew. -
Born/Died: Born/Touraine/Died Paris
Occupation: Writer
Known for: Was an important Writer in the renaissance. He wrote many great tales including tales about a giant and his son. -
Born/Died: Born Breda/Died Brussels,Belguim
Occupation: Painter
Known for: Was considered the first western painter to use landscaping as the picture itself instead of using it as a background for figures. -
Born/Died: born Cremona/ Died Palermo Italy,
Occupation: Female Painter
Known for: Was one of the first women painters, and was praised by her rich father and Michelangelo. Even the pope owned her paintings -
Born/Died: Château de Montaigne, France
Occupation: Philosopher
Known for: Created a new way to voice his opinion through writing essays. -
Born/Died: Born/Fontenay-le-comte/Died Paris, France
Occupation: Math
Known for: He wrote Ideas of trigonometry and geometry. He wrote solutions to dissecting a cube and trisecting a triangle. -
Born/Died: London, England
Occupation: Writer
Known for: He wrote many great plays, and is the most read author of all time. His use of language and human nature were some of his best qualities.
