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BiographyofHomer

Homeristhemanwho,accordingtolegend,wrotethetwogreatepicsofGreekhistory:

theIliad（thetaleoftheTrojanWar）andtheOdyssey（aboutthetravelsof）.BothbooksareconsideredlandmarksinhumanliteratureandHomeristhereforeoftencitedasthestartingpointofWesternliteraryandhistoricaltradition.ThedetailsofHomer'slifeareamystery;somescholarsbelievethatnosuchmaneverexisted,andthattheworkscreditedtohimwereactuallytoldandgatheredbymanypeopleovermanycenturies.OtherstoriesgivevariousbirthplacesandagesforHomerandsuggesthewasawanderingpoetorminstrel.Homerisusuallysaidtohavebeenblind,apointonwhichnearlyallthelegendsagree.

BiographyofAristotle

Aristotleisoneofthe"bigthree"inancientGreekphilosophy,alongwithand.（SocratestaughtPlato,whointurninstructedAristotle.）Aristotlespentnearly20yearsatPlato'sAcademy,firstasastudentandthenasateacher.AfterPlato'sdeathhetravelledwidelyandeducatedafamouspupil,,theMacedonianwhonearlyconqueredtheworld.LaterAristotlebeganhisownschoolinAthens,knownastheLyceum.Aristotleisknownforhiscarefullydetailedobservationsaboutnatureandthephysicalworld,whichlaidthegroundworkforthemodernstudyofbiology.AmonghisworksarethetextsPhysics,Metaphysics,RhetoricandEthics.BiographyofArchimedes

Archmedes（ar-ke-me'-deez）,arenownedmathematician.Hisastonishingskillinmechanicswassuchthatsomeofthegreatestrealtriumphsofantiquitymaybeascribedtohim.Hisinventionsamazedhiscontemporaries:

theliftingofweightsbymeansofpulleysandtheendlessscrewareamongthem.ARomanhistoriancelebratesthewarlikeenginesproducedbytheskillofArchimedes.Hismindeverfruitfulofextraordinaryresources,whenSyracusewasbesiegedbyMarcellus,heconstructedaburning-glassonascaleofsuchmagnitudethatbymeansofittheenemy'sfleetwasfired.Eventually,thecitybeingtaken,hewasfoundamongtheslain.

BiographyofDante

Anexiledandwanderingfigureduringhiswritinglifetime,DanteisnowconsideredItaly'sgreatestpoet--somuchaliterarygiantthatheisgenerallyknownbyhisfirstnamealone.TheDivineComedy,byfarhismostfamouswork,isthestoryofajourneythroughHell,PurgatoryandfinallyParadise.（ThejourneythroughHellisoftenreferredtoindependentlyas"Dante'sInferno."）InthepoemthefirsttwostagesareguidedbytheRomanpoet,andthefinalvisittoParadiseisledbyawomannamedBeatrice--agirlDantemetbrieflywhenhewasnineandwhomheidolizedtherestofhislife.TheDivineComedyisthesourceofmanyfamousclassicalimages,inspiringworksbyandothers,andisfamousforitsinscriptiononthegatesofHell:

"Allhopeabandon,yewhoenterhere."JoanofArc（1412-1431）

AherooftheHundredYearsWar,JoanofArcremainsaFrenchnationalherosixcenturieslater.AsateenagersheheardvoicesfromonhighurginghertosaveFrancefromEnglishdomination.Despitebeingayoungwoman,shewasplacedattheheadofanarmy;sheattackedtheEnglishandforcedthemtoretreatfromOrléans.LatershewascapturedbytheEnglish,triedforheresy,andburnedatthestake.In1920shewascanonizedbytheCatholicChurch.

ChristopherColumbus

ChristopherColumbuswasbornin1451Calvi（）,northwestoftheisland,200kmfromAjaccio.Hewastheoldestoffivechildren.Asachild,hehelpedhisfatherasaweaver.Healwayslikedthesea.Genoawasanimportantseaport.Thereisnodoubtthatasachildhecaughtridesonships.Hehadlittleschoolingbutwasageniuswiththesea.Hisplanwasnottoprovethattheworldwasflat,butitwastofindashortcuttotheSpiceIslands.Hewantedtoestablishacitytherefortrade,seaports,andmuchmore.WhenhegrewintoamanhewasinterestedinsailingtoAsiabygoingwest.Firsthewenttothekingofandpresentedhisideabeforehim.Italywasn'tlookingforawaytoAsia,theywerestillrecievingrichesfromtheiroldtraderoutes.HisthreeshipsweretheSantaMaria,theNina,andthePinta.

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LeonardodaVinci

LeonardodaVinciisbestrememberedasthepainterofthe（1503-1506）andTheLastSupper（1495）.Buthe'salmostequallyfamousforhisastonishingmultiplicityoftalents:

hedabbledinarchitecture,sculpture,engineering,geology,hydraulicsandthemilitaryarts,allwithsuccess,andinhissparetimedoodledparachutesandflyingmachinesthatresembledinventionsofthe19thand20thcenturies.Hemadedetaileddrawingsofhumananatomywhicharestillhighlyregardedtoday.Leonardoalsowasquirkyenoughtowritenotebookentriesinmirror（backwards）script,atrickwhichkeptmanyofhisobservationsfrombeingwidelyknownuntildecadesafterhisdeath.

NicolasCopernicus

NicolasCopernicuswasbornintoawell-to-dofamily,andafterhisfatherdiedin1483hewasputundertheguardianshipofhisuncle,abishopofWarmia（Poland）.HewenttouniversityinKrakowandspentadecadeinItaly,studyinglawandmathematics.AcanonofthecathedralatFrombork,Copernicuscarriedoutadministrativedutiesand,fromhishouse,observedthestarsandplanets.Foryearsheworkedonhistheorythattheplanetsinoursolarsystemrevolvedaroundthesun（PtolemyofancientGreecehadexplainedthattheuniversewasaclosedsystemrevolvingaroundtheearth,andtheCatholicchurchconcurred）.Hesitanttopublishhisworkforfearofbeingchargedwithheresy,Copernicussummarizeditin1530andcirculateditamongEurope'sscholars,whereitwasgreetedwithenthusiasm.Hiswork,titledDerevolutionibusorbiumcoelestiumwasfinallypublishedin1543,apparentlyjustafewweeksbeforehedied

Socrates

SocratesiscreditedwithlayingthefoundationforWesternphilosophicalthought.His"SocraticMethod"involvedaskingprobingquestionsinagive-and-takewhichwouldeventuallyleadtothetruth.Socrates'siconoclasticattitudedidn'tsitwellwitheveryone,andatage70hewaschargedwithheresyandcorruptionoflocalyouth.Convicted,hecarriedoutthedeathsentencebydrinkinghemlock,becomingoneofhistory'searliestmartyrsofconscience.Socrates'smostfamouspupilwas,whointurninstructedthephilosopher

Confucius

AlsoKnownAs:

KongFu-Zi

Confuciuswasateacher,scholarandminorpoliticalfigure,whosecommentaryonChineseliteraryclassicsdevelopedintoapragmaticphilosophyfordailylife.Notstrictlyreligious,histeachingswereautilitarianapproachtosocialharmonyandthemoralobligationsbetweenindividualsandsocialsystems.

BiographyofMichelangeloBuonarroti

Perhapsthegreatestinfluenceonwesternartinthelastfivecenturies,MichelangelowasanItaliansculptor,architect,painterandpoetintheperiodknownastheHighRenaissance.HisgreatworkswerealmostentirelyintheserviceoftheCatholicChurch,andincludeahugestatueoftheBiblicalheroDavid（over14feettall）inFlorence,sculptedbetween1501and1504,andtheceilingoftheSistineChapelinRome（commissionedby）,paintedbetween1508and1512.After1519Michelangelowasincreasinglyactiveinarchitecture;hedesignedthedomeofSt.Peter'sBasilica,completedafterhisdeath.Alongwithcontemporariesand,heisconsideredoneofthegreatmastersofEuropeanart.

FerdinandMagellan

Portuguesename:

FernaodeMagalhaes

MagellanwasborninPortugal,butitwasundertheSpanishflagthathesailedin1519withtheintentionofreachingtheSpiceIslandsbysailingwestaroundSouthAmerica.AftermuchhardshiphesucceededinreachingandthensailingacrossthePacificOcean.SoonthereafterhewaskilledwhiletryingtosubduethenativesonwhatisnowtheislandofMactaninthePhilippines.Afterstillmorehardships,oneofhisoriginalfiveships,Victoria,eventuallymadeitbacktoSpain.ThoughMagellandidn'tcompletetheentirecircumnavigation,astheexpedition'sleaderheisusuallycreditedwithbeingthefirstmantocircletheglobe

MigueldeCervantes

Fullname:

MigueldeCervantesSaavedra

Cervanteswrotetheepicsatire,regardedasthefirsttruemodernnovel.LittleisknownofCervantes'searlylife;at23heenlistedintheSpanishmilitiaandthenfoughtagainsttheTurksinthebattleofLepanto（1571）whereagunshotwoundpermanentlycrippledhislefthand.HespentfourmoreyearsatseaandthenanotherfiveasaslaveafterbeingcapturedbyBarbarypirates.Ransomedbyhisfamily,hereturnedtoMadridbuthisdisabilityhamperedhim;itwasindebtor'sprisonthathebegantowriteDonQuixote.The,adreamymiddle-agednobleman,setsoutthroughSpainonamakeshiftquesttofightinjusticethroughactsofchivalry.Cervanteswrotemanyotherworks,includingpoemsandplays,butnonehadtheimpactorpopularityofhismasterpiece.

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