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1452Leonardo born in VinciBorn April 15, 1452 — illegitimate son of a notaryLeonardo was born out of wedlock to Piero da Vinci, a Florentine notary, and Caterina di Meo Lippi, a peasant woman, in or near the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, 20 miles from Florence.
1452 – 1519Leonardo da VinciPainter, sculptor, engineer, scientist — the ultimate Renaissance manLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, near Florence, and died on May 2, 1519 in Clos Lucé, France. The most diversely talented person who ever lived, he excelled as painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, botanist and writer.