Renaissance authors Renaissance authors Sir David Lyndsay (c. 1490 - c. 1555) was a Scottish poet of the 16th century, whose works reflect the spirit of the Renaissance. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Lyndsay"
Antonio di Pietro Averlino (c. 1400 - c. 1469), also "Averulino", dubbed Filarete (Greek "lover of virtue"), was a Florentine architect, sculptor and architectural theorist of the Italian Renaissance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Filarete"
Jan Kochanowski ( 1530 - August 22, 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet and writer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jan Kochanowski"
Nicolaus Olahus ( Latin for Nicholas, the Vlach; Hungarian: Miklós Oláh; Romanian: Nicolae Olahus; January 10 1493, Sibiu- January 15 1568, Trnava/Nagyszombat) was the Archbishop of Gran ( Esztergom), Primate of Hungary, and a distinguished Roman Catholic prelate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nicolaus Olahus"
Petru Cercel (Peter Earring or Earring Peter; d. 1590), was a Voivode ( Prince) of Wallachia from 1583 to 1585, bastard son to Pătraşcu cel Bun and alleged half-brother of Mihai Viteazul. A polyglot and a minor figure as a poet, Petru is noted for having written his verses in Tuscan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Petru Cercel"
Robert Whittington (c. 1480–c. 1553) was an English grammarian. He was a pupil of the grammarian John Stanbridge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robert Whittington"
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