John Calvin

• Born July 10, 1509 in France. He died in 1564
• was a french reformer & theologian
• wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion
• When Calvin was 28, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland
• he created Calvinism
• Calvinism was based around the absolute power and supremacy of God.

Robert Hooke

• an English philosopher & architect
• born in July of 1635.
• Helped rebuild London after the great fire
• Last of 4 children
• developed the compound microscope

Niccolo Machiavelli

• father of modern political theory
• Wrote "The Prince"
• was unfairly attacked his whole life

Chistopher Columbus

• an italian spanish navigator. sailed west across atlantic ocean
• didn't mean to discover the americas
• travelled to Carribean Sea, explored, and claimed land for Spain

Galiliei

• well known musician
• made a telescope
• found jupiter's 4 moons
• observed Venus for a while
• became blind
• born in 1464
• first to record sun spots

Johannes Gutenburg

• german blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher.
• introduced printing to Europe
• invented the moveable printing press, known as a very important event
• major work - Gutenburg bible
• born in 1398

Leonardo Da Vinci

• Painted the Last Supper
• created designs for airplanes
• invented and sketched early tanks and cars

Michelangelo

• was an italian painter and sculptor
• painted celing of the Sistine Chapel
• was very well known

Miguel de Cervantes

• born in 1547, the son of a surgeon
• died in 1616
• studied literature and philosophy in Italy
• enlisted as a soldier in Naples in 1570
• Spanish novelist, poet, and playwrighter.
• wrote the "Don Quixode"
• Named the "The Prince of Wits"

Aretmisla Gentileschi

• Born in 1593 in Rome
• died in 1652
• painted pictures of strong women including a self portrait
• Italian painter

Thomas More

• born in 1478. died in July 1635
• known as Saint Thomas More
• english lawyer, philosopher
• wrote "Utopia"

Martin Luther

• born in 1483
• wrote the 95 Theses
• participated in a German Catholic church

Prince Henry of Portugal

• nickname - Henry the navigator
• the 3rd child
• established center of navigation & exploration

Louise Labe

• born in early 1520s
• wrote 24 sonnets
• born to a rope maker
• 1566 - died from plague
• author who encouraged women to write books

Filippo Brunelleschi

• renaissance architect and engineer
• designed and built dome for Florence cathedral

Ambrose Pare

• born in 1510 in France
• served as a surgeon apprentice
• served in war
• wrote a book about sea devils. published in 1573
• faith is unknown
• first person to tie an artery
• surgeon who invented bandages

Peter Brueghell

• renaissance painter
• known for landscapes and peasant scenes
• painted The Peasant Dance, a painting that relies on detail and realism

William Shakespeare

• wrote the play "Romeo & Juliet" among many others

Nicolaus Copernicus

• published the theory that the earth was not the center of the universe

Andreas Vesalius

• published detailed descriptions of the human anatomy