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 Western... Wikipedia
Born: February 14, 1404, Genoa, Italy
Died: April 25, 1472 (age 68 years), Rome, Italy
Known for: Architecture, linguistics, poetry
Parents: Lorenzo Alberti and Bianca Fieschi
Notable work: Tempio Malatestiano, Palazzo Rucellai, Santa Maria Novella, Basilica of Sant'Andrea
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