Curated category
1580s births
- Hessel GerritszHessel Gerritsz began his career in Alkmaar as an apprentice to Willem Jansz Blaeu. The master was ten years older than the young student.
- Leo AllatiusLeo Allatius arrived in Italy at the age of nine, leaving behind his birthplace on the island of Chios. His father Niccolas Allatzes belonged to the Orthodox…