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  • Giovanni Battista Della Porta
Giambattista della Porta (1535? - 1615), also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta, was an Italian scholar, polymath and playwright who lived in Naples at the time of the Scientific Revolution and Reformation. Born in that city to the Italian noble Nardo Antonio della Porta, he was the third of four sons, second to survive childhood. Giambattista della Porta spent the majority of his life on scientific endeavors. He benefited from an informal education of tutors and visits from renowned... full article at wikipedia

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