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Geniuses Born in 1540

The year 1540 was in the Renaissance — an extraordinary flourishing of art, science, and humanist thought.

1 Genius Born in 1540

Remarkable Minds of 1540

Joseph Justus Scaliger
Science & Intellect · France
Born August 5, 1540

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The year 1540 gave the world 1 extraordinary mind across Science & Intellect. The year 1540 was in the Renaissance — an extraordinary flourishing of art, science, and humanist thought.

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