Historical FigureMale
Leon Battista Alberti
1404 – 1472
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLeon 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 14, 1404
Genoa
Date of death
April 25, 1472
Rome
Citizenship
Republic of Genoa
Occupations & fields
philosopherlinguistcryptographerpoetarchitectarchitectural theoretician
Notable works
Basilica of Sant'AndreaSan SebastianoDe picturaApologi centumTempio MalatestianoDe re aedificatoria
- Field and occupation
- italský renesanční architekt a humanista
Other notable figures named León
Get inspired by other figures bearing this name across history and modern times.
