Leon Battista Alberti

Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian Renaissance humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer; he epitomised the nature of those identified now as polymaths. He is considered the founder of European cryptography, a claim he shares with Johannes Trithemius.

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Who was born first?

• Leon Battista Alberti was born 3 years after Masaccio
• Leon Battista Alberti was born 4 years after Konrad Witz
• Leon Battista Alberti was born 4 years after Jacopo Bellini
• Leon Battista Alberti was born 4 years after Filarete
• Leon Battista Alberti was born 5 years after Luca della Robbia

Timeline

1. Luca della RobbiaJuly 1399 – February 10, 1482
2. Filaretecirca 1400 – 1469
3. Jacopo Bellinicirca 1400 – 1470
4. Konrad Witzcirca 1400 – 1445
5. MasaccioDecember 21, 1401 – 1428
6. Leon Battista Alberti (this page)February 14, 1404 – April 25, 1472

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