Bellarmatus, Hieronymus (Jérôme Bellarmato)
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Nom
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Bellarmatus, Hieronymus (Jérôme Bellarmato)
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Date de naissance
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1493
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Date de mort
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1555
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Lieu de naissance
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Sienna
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Lieu de mort
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Châlons sur Saône
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Couverture temporelle
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1/2 16th century.
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Biographie
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A combined dialling and surveying instrument made of ivory and dated 151 was published in 1771 by Le Monnier when it was in the possession of the Prince de Conti (1). It is signed in roman capitals, 'Hieronymus Bellarmatus an • MDXLI • F• Lutec', and can be attributed to the cosmographer, architect and engineer Girolamo Ballarmato who in 1536 drew a four sheet wood engraved map of Tuscany. This was re-issued in 1556/7 and subsequently adapted for use in Ortelius Theatrum … (1570). Presented to François I by the diplomatic agent of France, the Genoese captain Cesare Fregoso, in early 1540 Bellarmarto was commissioned to prepare proposals for the repair and construction of fortifications and later the same year was charged with the design and construction of the new city of Le Havre. During the 1540s he worked on various projects in France and also at Modena. He took French nationality in January 1547 (2).
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Notes biographiques
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1. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des sciences pour 1771, 95 and plates III and IV.
2. Herval.
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Identifiant
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ark:/18469/3t6n4