Francesco Algarotti
Italian polymath and philosopher
Count Francesco Algarotti was an Italian polymath, philosopher, poet, essayist, anglophile, art critic and art collector. He was a man of broad knowledge, an expert in Newtonianism, architecture and opera. Wikipedia
Born: December 11, 1712, Venice, Italy
Died: May 3, 1764 (age 51 years), Pisa, Italy
Books: An essay on painting written in Italian, Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy Explain'd for the Use of the Ladies: In Six Dialogues on Light and Colours, Sir Isaac Newton's Theory of Light and Colours, and His Principle of Attraction, Made Familiar to the Ladies ... in Two Volumes. Translated from the Original Italian of Signor Algarotti. ... of 2; Volume 2, and more