Giambattista della Porta (Person) AKA Giovanni Battista Della Porta, Professor of Secrets
Giambattista della Porta
1535 AD - 1615 AD
AKA Giovanni Battista Della Porta, Professor of Secrets
Prolific Italian playwright and occult scientist who founded the Academia Secretorum Naturae in the 16th century ( later shut down by The Inquisition). He is known for his book Natural Magick and also claimed to have invented the telescope.
His acadamy used the Lynx as a mascot and inspired Cesi to create Lincean Academy, which della Porta later joined.
His wrote primarily comedic plays, of which 17 survive. They are available online.
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