Famous Renaissance Philosophers and Scientists
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Vinci, Italy in 1452. He went to school and was educated in geometry, Latin, and mathematics. Leonardo is most famous for painting the Mona Lisa which is supposed to represent the human spirit, and The Last Supper which is a painting of Jesus and his disciples. Through his paintings and other works, Leonardo wanted to learn about humans and their lives and what their meaning is. He passed in 1519.
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Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle was born in 1627 in The Republic of Ireland. When Robert was a little boy, he studied Latin, Greek, and French, and he began to study science. He continued to study objects and their properties, and he became a well known chemist. He came up with a formula of the inverse proportions of Pressure and Volume of a substance. It is now known and used today as Boyle's Law. He passed away from a sickness in 1691.
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Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore was born in 1779, and was also born in The Republic of Ireland. When he was a child, his father owned a grocers store, and he was a bagger there. He then began to write poetry and books, and his main study was the ways of the human people. He became famous for his writings, and was considered a great poet and philosopher. He then died in 1852.
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