Giambattista della Porta

Giambattista della Porta, also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta, was an Italian scholar, polymath and playwright who lived in Naples at the time of the Renaissance, Scientific Revolution and Counter-Reformation.

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Who was born first?

• Giambattista della Porta was born 15 years before John Napier
• Giambattista della Porta was born 23 years after Gerardus Mercator
• Giambattista della Porta was born 25 years after Ambroise Paré
• Giambattista della Porta was born 25 years before John Harington
• Giambattista della Porta was born 26 years before Mir Damad

Timeline

1. Ambroise Paré1510 – December 20, 1590
2. Gerardus MercatorMarch 5, 1512 – December 2, 1594
3. Giambattista della Porta (this page)November 1, 1535 – February 4, 1615
4. John NapierFebruary 1, 1550 – April 4, 1617
5. John HaringtonAugust 4, 1560 – November 20, 1612
6. Mir Damad1561–1631

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