Niccolo Machiavelli
Full Name: Niccolo Machiavelli [Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli]
Nationality:
Profession: Humanist philosopher
Why Famous: Founder of modern political science, and more specifically political ethics. Also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. Wrote his masterpiece, "The Prince", after the Medici had recovered power and he no longer held a position of responsibility in Florence.
Born: May 3, 1469
Star Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Historical Events in the Life of Niccolo Machiavelli
- 1512-11-07 Medici's discharge Niccolo Machiavelli from Florence
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
John Locke
Marquis de Sade
Thomas Hobbes
William Penn