Historical figures in 1588
The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, in 1588. The most recorded lives are Elizabeth I, Lope de Vega and Galileo Galilei. Among them Writers, Mathematicians and Philosophers.
Notable people
Elizabeth I
in 1588
2 moments here
Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…
Galileo Galilei
in 1588
1 moment here
Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…
Giordano Bruno
in 1588
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Lope de Vega
in 1588
2 moments here
Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…
Mimar Sinan
in 1588
1 moment here
Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…
Thomas Hobbes
in 1588
1 moment here
English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
in 1588
1 moment here
Japanese samurai, daimyō, imperial regent, and chancellor who rose from a humble background under Oda Nobunaga to unify most of Japan.…
Moments
- 1588 Thanksgiving procession to St Paul's Elizabeth I
- 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
- 1588 Spring residence in Prague Giordano Bruno
- 1588 Imperial reception at Jurakudai Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 1588 Departure from Madrid into exile Lope de Vega
- 1588 Birth at Westport Thomas Hobbes
- 1588 Embarkation for the Armada Lope de Vega
- 1588 Death in Constantinople Mimar Sinan
- 1588 Address to troops at Tilbury Elizabeth I