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17th-century writers in Latin

  • Galileo GalileiIn the year 1564, a boy named Galileo was born in Pisa to Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammannati. His father worked as a lutenist and music theorist who…
  • René DescartesRené Descartes entered the world on the 31st of March 1596 in La Haye en Touraine, France. His mother Jeanne Brochard died just days after his birth while…
  • John MiltonJohn Milton was born on the 9th of December 1608 in Bread Street, London. His father, also named John Milton, had moved to London around 1583 after being…
  • Baruch SpinozaOn the 24th of November 1632, a boy named Baruch Espinoza was born into a house on the Houtgracht canal. This street sat on an artificial island called the…
  • Jean RacineJean-Baptiste Racine was born on the 21st of December 1639 in La Ferté-Milon. This small town sat within the province of Picardy in northern France.
  • Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, the 25th of December 1642 at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire. His father had died three months before the birth.
  • Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler was born on the 27th of December 1571 in the Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt. His birth came prematurely, and he claimed to have been…
  • Christiaan HuygensChristiaan Huygens was born on the 14th of April 1629 in The Hague. He entered a world of privilege as the second son of Constantijn Huygens, a diplomat and…
  • Francis BaconFrancis Bacon was born on the 22nd of January 1561 at York House near Strand in London. He entered Trinity College at the University of Cambridge on the 5th…
  • Carolus ClusiusCharles de l'Écluse arrived in Marburg during the early 1540s with a stack of legal texts and a father's demand for a career in civil law.
  • William CamdenWilliam Camden was born in London on the 2nd of May 1551. His father Sampson Camden belonged to The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers.
  • Pierre GassendiPierre Gassendi arrived in the world on the 22nd of January 1592 within the quiet village of Champtercier. His father Antoine and mother Françoise Fabry…
  • Ole WormOle Worm entered the world on the 13th of May 1588 in Aarhus. His father Willum Worm served as mayor there and gained wealth through inheritance.