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Paolo Sarpi

Paolo Sarpi
Image: Mezzotint by William Dickinson, 1777, after F. Zucchero, 1777 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Paolo Sarpi, O.S.M. was an Italian Servite friar and Catholic priest who was a notable historian, scientist, canon lawyer, polymath, and statesman active on behalf of the Venetian Republic during the period of its successful defiance of the papal interdict (1605–1607) and its war (1615–1617) with Austria over the…

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  1. John NapierFebruary 1, 1550 – April 4, 1617
  2. Michael MaestlinSeptember 30, 1550 – October 1631
  3. Jost BürgiFebruary 28, 1552 – January 31, 1632
  4. Paolo Sarpi (this page)August 14, 1552 – January 15, 1623
  5. Pietro CataldiApril 15, 1552 – February 11, 1626
  6. Giovanni Antonio MaginiJune 13, 1555 – February 11, 1617

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