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Leonardo Di Capua

1617-00-00 – 1695-00-00

Portrait of Leonardo Di Capua
Lionardo di Capoa. Line engraving by D. Franceschini after P. L. Ghezzi. Iconographic Collections Keywords: engravings; Pier Leone Ghezzi; portrait prints; D. Franceschini; Lionardo di Capoa; capoa, lionardo di, 1617-1695Credit: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/be/b6/b6b29fa95d4077b25df27cc9b8bc.jpg Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0000998.html Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/gdy4mevs CC-BY-4.0

Life & Legacy

Leonardo Di Capua (Bagnoli Irpino, August 10, 1617 - Naples, June 17, 1695) was an Italian physician, scientist, and philosopher. Committed to research and experimentation, in contrast to the old school leaders such as Aristotle, Hippocrates, Galen, and others, he was the head of an academy called the "Investiganti".

Occupation & Career

scientist, salonnière, philosopher, physician, theologian, jurist

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3830357 — wikidata View source

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