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Bernardino Telesio was a male philosopher and naturalist who was born in Cosenza. He received his education at the University of Padua and spoke Latin. Telesio was a member of the Catholic Church and worked in the field of philosophy. He died in Cosenza.
His literary output includes works such as *De rerum natura iuxta propria principia, libri XI*, *Le opere di Bernardino Telesio*, *Varii de naturalibus rebus libelli ab Antonio Persio editi*, *Intorno alla natura*, and *De rerum natura libri IX*. He is described in sources including the *Nordisk familjebok*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1509
- Died
- 1588
- Works
- 29
Top works
- De rerum natura iuxta propria principia, libri XI
- De rerum natura iuxta propria principia, liber primus, et secundus, denuo editi (Giuseppe Cacchi, Napoli 1570) ; Opuscula (Giuseppe Cacchi, Napoli 1570)
- Le opere di Bernardino Telesio
- Varii de naturalibus rebus libelli ab Antonio Persio editi
- Intorno alla natura
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Cosenza
- Place of death
- Cosenza
- Occupation
- naturalist
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Bernardino Telesio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bernardino Telesio
- date of birth
- 1507-01-01
- date of death
- 1588-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Bernardino Telesio
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernardino Telesio Bernardino Telesio ( Italian: [bernarˈdiːno teˈlɛːzjo]; 7 November 1509 – 2 October 1588) was an Italian philosopher and natural scientist. While his natural theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation made him the "first of the moderns" who eventually developed the scientific method.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bernardino Telesio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.