Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Venetian philosopher
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia or Elena Lucrezia Corner, also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university and the first... Wikipedia
Born: June 5, 1646, Ca' Loredan
Died: July 26, 1684 (age 38 years), Padua, Italy
Education: University of Padua
Known for: One of the first women to receive a degree from a university
Parents: Giovanni Battista Cornaro-Piscopia and Zanetta Boni
Academic advisors: Carlo Rinaldini (philosophy); Felice Rotondi (theology)
Resting place: Church of Santa Giustina