- Maciej of Miechów by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... pseudonym of M. Karpiga). Born in 1457, in Miechów; died Sept. 8, 1523, in Krakow. Polish historian and geographer.Maciej of Miechów became a professor at the University of Krakow in 1485, serving as its rector from 1501 to 1519. He published the Treatise on the Two Sarmatias., in 1517 (Russian translation, 1936), making use of accounts of Russian travelers ...
- Aztec by Webster's
... a.) Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519.(n.) One of the Aztec race or people.
- Ulrich by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... duke of Württemberg). Born Feb. 8,1487, in Reichenweier (now Riquewihr), Alsace; died Nov. 6, 1550, in Tubingen. Duke of Württemberg from 1498 (independently from 1503) to 1519 and again from 1534 to 1550.In 1514, Ulrich suppressed the Uprising of Poor Konrad, a revolt by peasants and townspeople. In 1519, after having aroused the opposition of the local ...
- Leonardo da Vinci by Miles Hernandez
... 1452–1519) created prototypes for parachutes, submarines, tanks, helicopters. [Ital. Hist.: Plum, 185–200] See: InventivenessLeonardo da Vinci. (1452–1519) painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, engineer. [Ital. Hist.: NCE, 1561–1562] See: Versatility
- Gresham by Brian Harper
Sir Thomas.? 1519--79, English financier, who founded the Royal Exchange in London (1568 ...