by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Timeline, William Shakespeare
SHAKESPEARE (Taylor, John (attributed). Chandos Portrait of William Shakespeare. Oil on canvas. ca. 1610. National Portrait Gallery, London. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Shakespeare_1609.jpg.) Born: Baptized April 26, 1564 (likely...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Savonarola, Timeline
SAVONAROLA (Moretto da Brescia. “Portrait of a Dominican, Presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola.” Oil on canvas. Circa 1520. Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia. Wikimedia Commons....
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Documents, Reformation Chorale, Timeline
REFORMATION CHORALE (“https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Walter_Ein_feste_manuscript_folio_154v.jpg/960px-Walter_Ein_feste_manuscript_folio_154v.jpg?20230114183533”) Composition began: 1520 Notable Protestant Worship: Shaped...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Hugo Grotius, Timeline
GROTIUS (Van Mierevelt, Michiel Jansz. Hugo Grotius. Oil on panel. 1608. Wikimedia Commons.) Born: April 10, 1583 – Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic Died: August 28, 1645 – Rostock, Holy Roman Empire Notable International Law: Helped found modern international...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Groote, Timeline
GROOT (Derkinderen, Antoon. Geert Grote met Volgelingen. Watercolor. ca. 1900. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geert_Grote_met_volgelingen,_Aquarel_Antoon_Derkinderen.png.) Born: October 1340, in the Hanseatic city Deventer at the Bishopric...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Galileo, Timeline
GALILEO (Sartorio, Aristide. Bust of Galileo Galilei. Bronze sculpture. 1883. W https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Galileo.arp.300pix.jpg/960px-Galileo.arp.300pix.jpg) Born: February 15, 1564, Pisa, Italy Died: January 8, 1642, Arcetri, near...
