Person: DA FONTANA, Giovanni (c.1395-c.1455)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Giovanni DA FONTANA

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

scholar and scientist, author of texts dealing with optics

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1395

born at

unknown location

c.1455

~59

died at

unknown location

References

Tony Dugdale, ‘Editorial’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), p. 1

Willem Tebra, ‘The magic lantern of Giovanni da Fontana’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), pp. 10-11

Amédée Forestier, ‘Warlike beginnings of a drawing-room toy: the mediaeval magic lantern’ in NMLJ 3.1 (February 1984), p. 20

Lucerna ID 6003577

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 23 February 2015

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