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1994 Theo Bosch, humanist/architect (Amsterdam), dies at 54

1993 Wim van Dooren, theologist/humanist/philosopher, dies

1940 Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist/architect, Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam

1929 Humanist Society established, Hollywood California

1869 Gheorghe Asachi, author/humanist (1st newspaper in Moldavia), dies

1866 Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher

1863 George Santayana, born in Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist, Last Puritan

1825 Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist

1788 Gheorghe Asachi, Romania, writer/humanist/politician

1625 Ubbo Emmius, van Embden, Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78

1595 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, dies at 69

1593 Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79

1573 Andre de Resende, Portuguese dominican/humanist, dies

1572 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72

1570 Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67

1566 Marcus A Vida, Marcus Hieronymus, Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies

1565 Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62

1561 Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49

1556 John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50

1552 Johannes Cochlaeus, Dobeneck, German humanist/theologist, dies

1547 Ubbo Emmius, van Embden, Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian

1547 Lieven Algoet, Flemish humanist, dies

1544 Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53

1540 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies

1540 Guillaume Bude, French humanist, dies at about 72

1540 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48

1536 Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies

1534 Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83

1529 Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake

1526 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, Historia Martyrum

1525 Joannes Custos, S Netherlands humanist, dies at about 50

1523 Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35

1523 Jan Blahoslav, Czechoslovakian humanist/bishop, Bohemian brothers

1517 John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37

1513 Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne

1511 Hadrianus Junius, Adriaen de Jonghe, medical/historian/humanist

1503 Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian, Storia Fiorentina

1502 Damiao de Gois, Portuguese humanist scholar

1501 Marcellus II, Marcello Cervini, Italy, humanist/Pope, 1555, 22 days

1500 Joachim Camerarius, Liebhard Kammerer, German humanist

1492 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory, humanist and reformer

1488 Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot

1485 Rudolph Agricola, Roelof Huysman, humanist/organist, dies

1481 Bartholomeus Platinum, Italian humanist/pontifical librarian, dies

1458 Mapheus Vegius, Maffeo Vegio, Italian lawyer/humanist/poet, dies

1444 Rudolf Agricola, Roelof Huysman, Dutch humanist/organist

1440 Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian

1439 Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53

1420 Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson, Bamberg and Eichstatt

1386 Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general

1380 Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist


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