Francesco Algarotti

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Francesco Algarotti was an 18th-century Italian Enlightenment philosopher, writer, and art critic known for popularizing Newtonian science and contributing to European intellectual and cultural life.

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instanceOf Enlightenment thinker
art critic
human
philosopher
writer
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice
dateOfBirth 1712-12-11
dateOfDeath 1764-05-03
educatedAt University of Bologna
University of Padua NERFINISHED
employerOrPatron Augustus III of Poland
Frederick II of Prussia
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Algarotti
linked to: Francesco Algarotti
fieldOfWork aesthetics
art criticism
literature
philosophy
science popularization
genre aesthetic theory
art criticism
essay
scientific treatise
givenName Francesco
influenced European Enlightenment culture
influencedBy French Enlightenment
Isaac Newton
John Locke
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
Italian
Latin
memberOf Republic of Letters
movement Enlightenment
name Francesco Algarotti
notableIdea popularization of Newtonian physics
notableWork Il Newtonianismo per le dame
Saggio sopra la pittura
Saggio sopra l’architettura
Saggio sopra l’opera in musica
occupation art critic
essayist
philosopher
poet
scientific popularizer
writer
placeOfBirth Venice
placeOfDeath Pisa
residence Berlin
Dresden
Paris
Potsdam
Venice
sexOrGender male

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Milanese Enlightenment hasParticipant Francesco Algarotti
Francesco Algarotti name Francesco Algarotti
Francesco Algarotti familyName Algarotti
linked to: Francesco Algarotti