Elena Cornaro Piscopia

Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia or Elena Lucrezia Corner, also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was an Italian philosopher of noble descent in the Republic of Venice who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university and the first appointed a Doctor of Philosophy.

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Who was born first?

• Elena Cornaro Piscopia and John Flamsteed were born the same year
• Elena Cornaro Piscopia was born 1 year before Giovanni Ceva
• Elena Cornaro Piscopia was born 1 year before Elisabeth Hevelius
• Elena Cornaro Piscopia was born 1 year after Nicolas Lemery
• Elena Cornaro Piscopia was born 2 years after Ole Rømer

Timeline

1. Ole RømerSeptember 25, 1644 – September 19, 1710
2. Nicolas LemeryNovember 17, 1645 – June 19, 1715
3. Elena Cornaro Piscopia (this page)June 5, 1646 – July 26, 1684
4. John FlamsteedAugust 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719
5. Elisabeth HeveliusJanuary 17, 1647 – December 22, 1693
6. Giovanni CevaDecember 1647 – May 1734

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