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Ferdinand Magellan
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Born in: 1480 (Sabrosa)
Passed away on: April 27 1521 ( Mactan Island) Nationality: Portuguese Contributions: -First to circumnavigate the globe -Sail for the King of Spain around cape of Good Hope at the age of 17 -First to lead an expedition across the Pacific Ocean -Named the westward passage, The strait of Magellan -Found a new ocean and named it "Pacific" ( Peaceful) -Converted some native areas to Chirstianity |
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Lorenzo Medici
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Born in: 1449
Passed away in: 1492 Nationality: Italian Nickname: Lorenzo the Magnificent Contributions: _Ruled Florence indirectly, although Florence flourished -Supported the development of humanism -Attempte tp merge the ideas of Plato with Christianity Major Works: Italian statesman and de facto(concerning fact) ruler of the florentine rupublic during the Renaissance |
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Born in: 1400 Mainz, Germany
Passed away on: Feb 3, 1468 Nationality: German Contributions: -Invented the first form printing of movable press (1450) -Gutenberg is appointed to the Archbishop Adolf of Nassau -Printed the 42-line Bible in two volumes Major Works: -Printed the poem of the Last Judgement (1446) -Printed the Calendar for 1448 -Printed the first Bible, the Bilblia Parperum, published in Germany |
