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Elena Cornaro Piscopia

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Elena Cornaro Piscopia

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Also known as Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, Elena Corner, Helena Lucretia Cornaro

Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)

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Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia was a female mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and university teacher from the Republic of Venice. Born in Venice on 1646-06-05, she was a member of the House of Cornaro and received her education at the University of Padua. Her fields of work included philosophy, theology, mathematics, and higher education. She spoke, wrote, or signed in Latin, Italian, and Greek.

Piscopia was affiliated with the Benedictines. She died of cancer from natural causes in Padua on 1684-07-26. Her medical history included tuberculosis. She is recorded as having five works.

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Gender
Female
Origin
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Active from
1985-07-30
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Key facts

Born
( 1646-06-05 ) 5 June 1646, Ca' Loredan , Venice , Republic of Venice
Died
26 July 1684 (1684-07-26) (aged 38), Padua , Republic of Venice
Resting place
Church of Santa Giustina
Known for
One of the first women to receive a degree from a university
Alma mater
University of Padua
Academic advisors
Carlo Rinaldini (philosophy), Felice Rotondi (theology)

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Encyclopedic overview

Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia ( US: /kɔːrˌnɑːroʊ pɪˈskoʊpiə/, Italian: [ˈɛːlena luˈkrɛttsja korˈnaːro piˈskɔːpja]; 5 June 1646 – 26 July 1684) or Elena Lucrezia Corner (Venetian: [koɾˈnɛɾ], Italian: [korˈnɛr]), also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Early life

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