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15th-century philosophers

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

Alfonso de ValdésAuthor · BooksIllustration — Presumed portrait of Alfonso de Valdes
Ali-Shir Nava'iAuthor · BooksAli-Shir Nava'i (9 February 1441 – 3 January 1501), also known as Nizām-al-Din ʿAli-Shir Herawī (Chagatai: نظام الدین علی شیر نوایی) was a Timurid poet, writer, statesman, linguist, Hanafi…
Charles de BovellesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles de Bovelles by Mathieu Bléville, basilica of Saint-Quentin, 1521
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…
Domingo de SotoAuthor · BooksDomingo de Soto (1494 – 15 November 1560) was a Spanish Dominican priest and Scholastic theologian and naturalist born in Segovia (Spain), and died in Salamanca (Spain), at the age of 66.
Ermolao BarbaroAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ermolao Barbaro depicted in the painting Pilgrims Meet the Pope by Vittore Carpaccio (c.
George AmiroutzesAuthor · BooksGeorge Amiroutzes (c. 1400 – c.
Gian Giorgio TrissinoAuthor · BooksGian Giorgio Trissino (8 July 1478 – 8 December 1550), also called Giovan Giorgio Trissino and self-styled as Giovan Giꞷrgio Trissino, was a Venetian Renaissance humanist, poet, dramatist,…
Giles of ViterboAuthor · BooksGiles Antonini commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo (Ægidius Viterbensis, Egidio da Viterbo), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian prelate, reforming theologian, orator, humanist and…
Giovanni GiocondoAuthor · BooksGiovanni Giocondo, O.F.M, (c. 1433 – 1515) was an Italian Franciscan friar, architect, antiquary, archaeologist, and classical scholar.
Giovanni Pico della MirandolaAuthor · BooksGiovanni Pico della Mirandola (24 February 146317 November 1494) was an Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher.
Isaac AbrabanelAuthor · BooksIsaac ben Judah Abarbanel (&lrm; 1437–1508), commonly referred to as Abarbanel (also spelled Abravanel, Avravanel or Abrabanel), was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible…
Isotta NogarolaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Depiction of Isotta Nogarola with her aunt, poet Angela Nogarola
Johann ReuchlinAuthor · BooksJohann Reuchlin (lang; 29 January 1455 – 30 June 1522), sometimes called Johannes, was a German Catholic humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day…
John ArgyropoulosAuthor · BooksJohn Argyropoulos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Ἀργυρόπουλος Ioannis Argyropoulos; Italian: Giovanni Argiropulo; surname also spelt Argyropulus, or Argyropulos, or Argyropulo; c.
Juan Ginés de SepúlvedaAuthor · BooksJuan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1490 – 17 November 1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher, and theologian of the Spanish Renaissance.
Judah Leon AbravanelAuthor · BooksJudah Leon Abravanel or Abrabanel (c. 1460 Lisbon – c.
Leon Battista AlbertiArtist · PaintingsLeon Battista Alberti (14 February 1404 – 25 April 1472) was an Italian Renaissance humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer;
Lorenzo VallaAuthor · BooksLorenzo Valla (also latinized as Laurentius; c. 14071 August 1457) was an Italian Renaissance humanist scholar, rhetorician, educator, and Catholic priest.
Luigi CornaroDesigner · DesignAlvise Cornaro, often Italianised Luigi (1484, 1467 or 1464 – 8 May 1566), was a Venetian nobleman and patron of arts, also remembered for his four books of Discorsi (published 1583–1595)…
Marcus MusurusAuthor · BooksMarcus Musurus (Markos Mousouros; Marco Musuro; c. 1470 – 1517) was a Greek scholar and philosopher born in Candia, Venetian Crete (modern Heraklion, Crete).
Marsilio FicinoAuthor · BooksMarsilio Ficino (lang; Latin name: Marsilius Ficinus; 19 October 1433 – 1 October 1499) was an Italian scholar and Catholic priest who was one of the most influential humanist philosophers…
Martin LutherAuthor · BooksMartin Luther (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar.
Michael ApostoliusAuthor · BooksMichael Apostolius (c. 1420 in Constantinople – after 1474 or 1486, possibly in Venetian Crete) or Apostolius Paroemiographus, i.e.
Nam KonAuthor · BooksNam Kon (147110 March 1527) was a Korean politician, poet, Neo-Confucian scholar, thinker, writer and Prime Minister during the Joseon period.
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.
Nicholas of CusaAuthor · BooksNicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist,…
ParacelsusAuthor · BooksTheophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim (10 November 1493 – 24 September 1541), known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
Petrus GylliusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Title page of Petrus Gyllius' 1535 translation of Aelian.
Philipp MelanchthonAuthor · BooksPhilipp Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the…
Pietru CaxaroAuthor · BooksIllustration — Pietru Caxaro's Cantilena, the earliest known Maltese language writing
Purandara DasaPerson · Music memorabiliaPurandara Dasa (IAST: Purandara Dāsa; (c.1470 – c.1564) was a composer, singer and a Haridasa philosopher from present-day Karnataka, India.
RamanandaAuthor · BooksJagadguru Swami Ramananda (IAST: Rāmānanda) or Ramanandacharya was an Indian 14th-century Hindu Vaishnava devotional poet saint, who lived in the Gangetic basin of northern India.
Rodolphus AgricolaPerson · Music memorabiliaRodolphus Agricola (August 28, 1443 – October 27, 1485) was a Dutch humanist scholar recognized as the "father of Northern European humanism" for his role in introducing the Italian…
Rupa GoswamiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Rupa Goswami
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).
Sin SukchuAuthor · BooksSin Sukchu (August 2, 1417 – July 23, 1475) was a Korean politician during the Joseon period. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475.
UhwudongArtist · PaintingsUhwudong was a dancer, philosopher, painter, poet and writer (1430–1480).
Ulrich von HuttenAuthor · BooksUlrich von Hutten (21 April 1488 – 29 August 1523) was a German knight, scholar, poet and satirist, who later became a follower of Martin Luther and a Protestant reformer.
Yuriy DrohobychAuthor · BooksYuriy Drohobych or Kotermak (1450 – 4 February 1494) was a Ruthenian philosopher, astronomer, writer, medical doctor, rector of the University of Bologna, and professor of Kraków Academy,…

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