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Leonardo da Vinci, the archetype of the Renaissance man. This is a list of notable people associated with the Renaissance. Artists and architects Filippo ...
Pages in category "Lists of European people" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery.A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion, and is usually the most important legendary figure of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.
In addition to his native language, German, he knew a number of modern European languages. At the age of sixty-two, he began studying Russian and mastered it within two years. [15] Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist. He knew Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Amharic, and Coptic. [17]
Coin depicting Numa Pompilius Attus Navius - famous augur during the reign of Tarquinius Priscus; Lucius Septimius Nestor - writer; Virius Nicomachus Flavianus - late politician; Publius Nigidius Figulus - praetor, scholar; Ninnius Crassus - translator; Marcus Fulvius Nobilior - consul; Nonius Marcellus - lexicographer, grammarian; Gaius ...
A statue dedicated to the traveler in Oviedo, Spain. This is a list of notable travelers, consisting of people that are known for their travels or explorations.Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means and can be one way or round trip.
The oldest non-emigrant European man was Spaniard Joan Riudavets Moll, who lived 114 years and 81 days. Beyond the 50 oldest Europeans in aggregate, there are more detailed lists of the oldest Belgian, British, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish people.