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Sep 24, 1395
Jan van Eyck
Belguim
Painter
Invented oil painting
His works are considered the Early Netherlandish paintings -
Sep 24, 1398
Johannes Gutenburg
German
Blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher
Invented his own printing press, movable type printing
Provided material for the modern knowledge-based economy -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Italy
His intrests were being a painter, scupltor, architect, musician, scientists, mathetician, engineer, inventor; etc.
The painting of Mona Lisa
The paintng of the Last Supper -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
Italy
Historian, diplomat, philospher, humanist, and writer
Founder of modern political science
Wrote the masterpiece, The Prince -
May 21, 1471
Albrecht Durer
German
Painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorists
Known as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance
One of the first European landscape artist -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Italy
Painter, sculptor, poet, architect, and engineer
Sistine Chapel ceiling
The David -
Feb 7, 1478
Sir Thomas More
England
Lawyer, social philospher, author, statesman, and humanist
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Speaker of the House of Commons -
Dec 6, 1478
Baldassare Castiglione
Italy
Courtier, diplomat, soldier, and author
The Book of the Courtier
The Bishop of Avila -
Apr 6, 1520
Raphael
Italy
Painter and architect
The School of Athens
The paintings of Madonna -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare
England
Poet and playwriter and writer of many books
Wrote the Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Died on the same day as his birthday
