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15th-century historians

36 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

AşıkpaşazadeAuthor · BooksDervish Ahmed (Derviş Ahmed; "Ahmed the Dervish; 1392-93 –1502), better known by his pen name Âşıki or his family name Aşıkpaşazade, was an Ottoman historian and a prominent representative…
Bartolomeo FacioAuthor · BooksBartolomeo Facio (c. before 1410 – 1457), Latinized as Bartholomaus Facius, was an Italian historian, writer and humanist.
Benedetto DeiAuthor · BooksBenedetto Dei (1418–1492) was an Italian poet and historian. He spent the majority of his life in Florence, where he was an adjutant to the Medici and to the Portinari, a merchant house.
Bernal Díaz del BrawlAuthor · BooksBernal Díaz del Castillo (c. 1492 – 1/2/3 January 1584) was a Spanish conquistador who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life…
Bernard WapowskiAuthor · Maps and atlasesBernard Wapowski (1475-1535) was one of the earliest Polish cartographers and is credited for making the first detailed map of Poland in 1526.
Conrad CeltesAuthor · BooksConrad Celtes (Konrad Celtes; Conradus Celtis (Protucius); 1 February 1459 – 4 February 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet of the German Renaissance born in Franconia…
Filippo BuonaccorsiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Bronze epitaph of Buonaccorsi, Basilica of the Holy Trinity, Kraków.
Francesco VettoriAuthor · BooksIllustration — Coat of arms of the Vettori family.
Garcia de ResendeDesigner · DesignGarcia de Resende (1470 – 3 February 1536) was a Portuguese poet, editor, musician and arquitect. He served John II as a page and private secretary.
George SphrantzesAuthor · BooksGeorge Sphrantzes, also Phrantzes or Phrantza (or Φραντζῆς; 30 August 1401 – c. 1478), was a late Byzantine Greek historian and Imperial courtier.
Giovanni Battista RamusioAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiovanni Battista Ramusio (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista raˈmuːzjo; July 20, 1485 – July 10, 1557) was an Italian geographer and travel writer.
Hartmann SchedelAuthor · Maps and atlasesHartmann Schedel (13 February 1440 – 28 November 1514) was a German historian, physician, humanist, and one of the first cartographers to use the printing press.
Heinrich GlareanAuthor · BooksHeinrich Glarean also styled Henricus Glareanus (born as Heinrich Loriti on 28 February or 3 June 1488 – 28 March 1563) was a Swiss music theorist, poet, humanist, philosopher and…
İbn TanrıverdiAuthor · BooksJamal al-Din Yusuf bin al-Amir Sayf al-Din Taghribirdi, or Abū al-Maḥāsin Yūsuf ibn Taghrī-Birdī, or Ibn Taghribirdi (2 February 1411— 5 June 1470;
Idris BitlisiAuthor · BooksIdris Bitlisi (Persian: ادریس بدلیسی; c. 18 January 1457 – 15 November 1520), sometimes spelled Idris Bidlisi, Idris-i Bitlisi, or Idris-i Bidlisi ("Idris of Bitlis"), and fully Mevlana…
Jakob WimpfelingAuthor · BooksJakob Wimpfeling (25 July 1450 – 17 November 1528) was an Alsatian Renaissance humanist and theologian.
Jean Lemaire de BelgesAuthor · BooksJean Lemaire de Belges (c. 1525) was a Walloon poet, historian, and pamphleteer who, writing in French, was the last and one of the best of the school of poetic 'rhétoriqueurs'…
Johannes AventinusAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration from 19th century
John BaleAuthor · BooksJohn Bale (21 November 1495 – November 1563) was an English churchman, historian controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory in Ireland.
Juan Ginés de SepúlvedaAuthor · BooksJuan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1490 – 17 November 1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher, and theologian of the Spanish Renaissance.
Justus JonasAuthor · BooksJustus Jonas, the Elder (5 June 1493 – 9 October 1555), or simply Justus Jonas, was a German Lutheran theologian and reformer. He was a Jurist, Professor and Hymn writer.
Konstantin MihailovićAuthor · BooksKonstantin Mihailović, also known as Constantine of Ostrovica, born in 1430, was a Serbian soldier and author of a memoir of his time as a Janissary in the army of the Ottoman Empire.
Marcin BielskiAuthor · BooksMarcin Bielski (or Wolski; 1495 – 18 December 1575) was a Polish soldier, historian, chronicler, renaissance satirical poet, writer and translator.
Marino Sanuto the YoungerAuthor · BooksMarino Sanuto the Younger (born Marin Sanudo de Candia; May 22, 1466 – 1536) was a Venetian historian and diarist.
Martin BehaimAuthor · Maps and atlasesMartin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer.
Mathieu d'EscouchyAuthor · BooksMathieu d'Escouchy (Le Quesnoy, Nord, 1420 – 1482) was a Picard chronicler during the last stages of the Hundred Years War.
Matteo PalmieriAuthor · BooksMatteo di Marco Palmieri (1406–1475) was a Florentine humanist and historian who is best known for his work Della vita civile ("On Civic Life";
Niccolò MachiavelliAuthor · BooksNiccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance.
Nicolaus OlahusAuthor · BooksNicolaus Olahus (Latin for Nicholas, the Vlach; Oláh Miklós; Nicolae Valahul); 10 January 1493 – 15 January 1568) was the Archbishop of Esztergom, Primate of Hungary, and a distinguished…
Pedro de MedinaAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Cross-staff in Regimento de Navegación by Pedro de Medina, 1552. A goniometric instrument used to measure the altitude of stars.
Peter Martyr d'AnghieraAuthor · BooksPeter Martyr d'Anghiera (2 February 1457 – October 1526), formerly known in English as Peter Martyr of Angleria, was a Savoyard historian at the service of Spain during the Age of…
Pietro BemboAuthor · BooksPietro Bembo, O.S.I.H. (Petrus Bembus; 20 May 1470 – 18 January 1547) was a Venetian scholar, poet, and literary theorist who also was a member of the Knights Hospitaller and a cardinal of…
Pius IIAuthor · BooksPope Pius II (Pius PP. II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus;
Sebastian BrantAuthor · BooksSebastian Brant (also Brandt; 1457/1458 – 10 May 1521) was a German humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools).
Wigand of MarburgAuthor · BooksIllustration — A fragment of Wigand of Marburg's chronicle containing lines 36-105 of fragment B (using Hirsch, et al.'s labeling)
Willibald PirckheimerAuthor · BooksWillibald Pirckheimer (5 December 1470 – 22 December 1530) was a German Renaissance lawyer, author and Renaissance humanist, a wealthy and prominent figure in Nuremberg in the 16th century,…

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