Cerone, Pietro (1566-1625)

Cerone, Pietro (1566-1625)

Cerone, Pietro (1566-1625)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Domenico. Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Pietro Cerone was a priest, music theorist and Italian singer of the late Renaissance. He is famous for...
Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)

Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)

Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: El sabio.   “Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.”  ...
Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795)

Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795)

Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: François-André Danican Philidor was a French musician and chess player, considered one of the...
Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)

Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)

Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)   Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings:  Alias: Sibyl of the Rhine. The Teutonic prophetess. “O form of woman, sister of Wisdom, how great is your glory!...
Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)

Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)

Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Sappho of Lesbos. Alias: – “To have beauty is to have only that, but to have goodness is to be beautiful too.”   GENERAL INFO...