Uriel da Costa

Uriel da Costa was a Portuguese Sephardi philosopher who was born a New Christian but returned to Judaism, whereupon he questioned the Catholic and rabbinic orthodoxies of his time.

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Who was born first?

• Uriel da Costa and Caspar Bartholin the Elder were born the same year
• Uriel da Costa and Giulio Cesare Vanini were born the same year
• Uriel da Costa was born 1 year after Miyamoto Musashi
• Uriel da Costa was born 1 year after Caspar Barlaeus
• Uriel da Costa was born 2 years after Hugo Grotius

Timeline

1. Hugo GrotiusApril 10, 1583 – August 28, 1645
2. Caspar BarlaeusFebruary 12, 1584 – January 14, 1648
3. Miyamoto Musashi1584 – June 5, 1645
4. Caspar Bartholin the ElderFebruary 12, 1585 – July 13, 1629
5. Giulio Cesare Vanini1585 – February 9, 1619
6. Uriel da Costa (this page)1585 – April 1640

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