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Born October 20, 1480 • Siena • Italy
Died c.1539
Notable Works “De la pirotechnia”
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French chemist
Georgius Agricola.
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German scholar and scientist
Alfred Krupp, portrait by Julius Grün, c. 1880
Alfred Krupp
German industrialist
Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Gustav
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
German diplomat and industrialist
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Japanese feudal lord
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Eugène Schneider
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William S. Knudsen
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Danish-born American industrialist
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Lazarus Ercker
German metallurgist
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Ferdinand Berthoud
horologist and author
Enzo Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari
Italian automobile manufacturer
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Antonio Salviati
Italian glassmaker
Carlo Blasis
Carlo Blasis
Italian ballet teacher
Giovanni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli
Italian industrialist [1866–1945]
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Paolo Frisi
Italian physicist
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Mondino De’ Luzzi
Italian physician
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Nicola Sabbatini
Italian architect
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Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti
Italian manufacturer