Giovanni Battista Della Porta

Mjesto: Naples

Rođen: 1535

Smrt: 1615

Biografija:

Gian Giacomo della Porta, also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta, was an Italian scholar, polymath and playwright who lived in Naples at the time of the Renaissance, Scientific Revolution and Counter-Reformation. He spent the majority of his life on scientific endeavors and benefited from an informal education of tutors and visits from renowned scholars. His most famous work, first published in 1558, is entitled Magia Naturalis (Natural Magic). He was also referred to as 'professor of secrets'.