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16th-century engineers

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

Afonso ÁlvaresDesigner · DesignAfonso Álvares (also spelled Affonso Álvares) was the Master of Works for the Portuguese king, Sebastian of Portugal, and he designed, amongst other structures, the Monastery of São Bento…
Antonio da PonteArtist · SculptureAntonio da Ponte (1512–1597) was a Ticinese architect and engineer, most famous for his rebuilding of the Rialto Bridge in Venice.
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilīAuthor · BooksBaha al-Din al-Amili (18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621), commonly known as Sheikh Bahāʾī, was a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar and polymath in Safavid Iran, who composed various works in…
Baldassarre LanciDesigner · DesignIllustration — A plan of Lanci's new city at Terra del Sole. Its geometric layout was to prove an early example of modern town planning, later popularised during the Baroque period
Battista AntonelliDesigner · DesignBattista Antonelli (or Bautista) (1547–1616) was an Italy military engineer from a prestigious family of military engineers in the service of the Habsburg monarchs of Austria and Spain.
Bernardo BuontalentiDesigner · DesignBernardo Timante Buonacorsi (c. 1531 – June 1608), known as Bernardo Buontalenti (berˈnardo ˌbwɔntaˈlɛnti) and sometimes by the nickname "Bernardo delle Girandole", was an Italian stage…
Camillo CamillianiDesigner · DesignIllustration — Torre di Manfria
Cornelis DrebbelEngraver · PrintsCornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor.
Domenico FontanaDesigner · DesignDomenico Fontana (154328 June 1607) was an Italian architect of the late Renaissance, born in today's Ticino. He worked primarily in Italy, in Rome and Naples.
Francesco BorrominiArtist · SculptureFrancesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli (lang; 25 September 1599 – 2 August 1667), was an Italian architect born in the modern Swiss canton of Ticino who, with his contemporaries…
Gérard DesarguesDesigner · DesignGirard Desargues (21 February 1591September 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry.
Giuseppe ArcimboldoDesigner · Modern designGiuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi (lang; 5 April 1527 – 11 July 1593), was an Italian Mannerist painter best known for creating imaginative portraits in the shapes of human…
Giuseppe CerediDesigner · DesignGiuseppe Ceredi was a 16th‑century Italian hydraulic engineer, physician, pharmacist, and mathematician whose work played a significant role in the evolution of hydraulic science during the…
Giuseppe MedaDesigner · DesignGiuseppe Meda, originally Giuseppe Lomazzo (c. 1534–1599) was an Italian painter, architect and hydraulics engineer.
Hans Vredeman de VriesEngraver · PrintsHans Vredeman de Vries (1527 – c. 1607) was a Dutch Renaissance architect, painter, and engineer.
Jacob Franquart the youngerEngraver · PrintsJacob Franquart or Jacob Franckaert the Younger (1582/83 – buried 6 January 1651) was a Flemish architect, painter, print artist, draftsman, military engineer and poet.
Jacques LemercierArtist · SculptureJacques Lemercier (c. 1585 in Pontoise – 13 January 1654 in Paris) was a French architect and engineer, one of the influential trio that included Louis Le Vau and François Mansart who…
Joseph FurttenbachDesigner · DesignJoseph Furttenbach the Elder (30 December 1591 – 17 January 1667) was a German architect, mathematician, engineer and diarist.
Pietro Paolo FlorianiDesigner · DesignPietro Paolo Floriani (26 April 1585 – 27 May 1638) was an Italian engineer and architect who designed military and theatrical buildings.
Robert DudleyAuthor · Maps and atlasesSir Robert Dudley (7 August 1574 – 6 September 1649) was an English explorer and cartographer. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account.
Salomon de CausDesigner · DesignSalomon de Caus (1576, Dieppe – 1626, Paris) was a French engineer and architect.
Simon StevinAuthor · Maps and atlasesSimon Stevin (lang; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist.
Tibúrcio SpannocchiDesigner · DesignTiburzio Spannocchi (1541–1609) (also Spanucchi, Spanochi, Spanoqui, Hispanochi etc.) was "king's engineer" to Philip II of Spain and subsequently to Philip III of Spain.
Vincenzo DantiArtist · SilverVincenzo Danti (1530 – 26 May 1576) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Perugia.
Wilhelm DilichAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Dilich, also known as Dilich-Schäffer, born Wilhelm Scheffer or Schöffer (1571, Wabern – April 4, 1650, Dresden), was a German master builder, engineer, woodcutter, copper engraver,…

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