Leon Battista Alberti

Italian architect and writer (1404-1472)
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Leon Battista Alberti
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Leon Battista Alberti

Summary

Leon Battista Alberti is a human[1]. Born in Genoa[2], he… he was born on February 14, 1404[3]. He passed away in Rome[4]. He died on April 25, 1472[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], linguist[7], cryptographer[8], poet[9], and architect[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,588 views/month, #7,026 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Leon Battista Alberti was born in Genoa[2].
  • Leon Battista Alberti passed away in Rome[4].
  • Leon Battista Alberti was born on February 14, 1404[3].
  • Leon Battista Alberti was born on 1404[12].
  • Leon Battista Alberti died on April 25, 1472[5].
  • Leon Battista Alberti died on 1472[13].
  • Leon Battista Alberti died on April 3, 1472[14].
  • Leon Battista Alberti is buried at Basilica of Santa Croce[15].
  • Leon Battista Alberti held citizenship in Republic of Genoa[16].
  • Italian was Leon Battista Alberti's native language[17].
  • Leon Battista Alberti is identified as part of the Italians ethnic group[18].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's professions included philosopher[6].
  • Leon Battista Alberti worked as a linguist[7].
  • Leon Battista Alberti worked as a cryptographer[8].
  • Leon Battista Alberti worked as a poet[9].
  • Leon Battista Alberti worked as an architect[10].
  • Leon Battista Alberti worked as an architectural theoretician[19].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's field of work was painting[20].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's field of work was art theory[21].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's field of work was architecture[22].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's field of work was humanism[23].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's field of work was art of sculpture[24].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's field of work was encryption[25].
  • Leon Battista Alberti was educated at University of Padua[26].
  • Leon Battista Alberti's education included a stint at University of Bologna[27].

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Origins and Family

Leon Battista Alberti was born in Genoa[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 14, 1404[3] and 1404[12]. He is identified as part of the Italians ethnic group[18]. Italian was his native language[17].

Education

Educated at University of Padua[26], a university[28], in Italy[29], founded in 1222[30], headquartered in Padua[31] and University of Bologna[27], a public university[32], in Italy[33], founded in 1088[34], headquartered in Bologna[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], linguist[7], cryptographer[8], poet[9], architect[10], and architectural theoretician[19]. Fields of work include painting[20], a method[36]; art theory[21], an academic major[37]; architecture[22], an academic discipline[38]; humanism[23], a world view[39]; art of sculpture[24], a type of arts[40]; and encryption[25], a field of study[41].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Basilica of Sant'Andrea[42], a minor basilica[43], in Italy[44], founded in 1472[45]; San Sebastiano[46], a church building[47], in Italy[48], founded in 1401[49]; De pictura[50], a written work[51], founded in 1436[52]; and Apologi centum[53], a literary work[54].

Personal Life

Leon Battista Alberti's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[55].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 25, 1472[5], 1472[13], and April 3, 1472[14]. Leon Battista Alberti died in Rome[4]. He is buried at Basilica of Santa Croce[15].

Why It Matters

Leon Battista Alberti ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,588 views/month, #7,026 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

He is credited with the discovery of Alberti cipher[58], a cipher[59]. Works attributed to him include De pictura[60], a written work[61], founded in 1436[62] and De re aedificatoria[63], a written work[64], founded in 1452[65].

FAQs

Where was Leon Battista Alberti born?

Born in Genoa[2], Leon Battista Alberti…

Where did Leon Battista Alberti die?

Leon Battista Alberti died in Rome[4].

What did Leon Battista Alberti do for work?

Leon Battista Alberti worked as philosopher[6], linguist[7], cryptographer[8], poet[9], and architect[10].

Where did Leon Battista Alberti go to school?

Leon Battista Alberti was educated at University of Padua[26] and University of Bologna[27].

What did Leon Battista Alberti discover?

Leon Battista Alberti is credited as discoverer of Alberti cipher[58].

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  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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