Franciscus Patricius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franciscus Patricius

Venetian philosopher and scientist

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1529

Place of Birth: Cres, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1597

Profession: writer, poet, translator, university teacher, philosopher, science fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Franciscus Patricius (Italian: Francesco Patrizi, Croatian: Franjo Petriš or Frane Petric; 25 April 1529 – 6 February 1597) was a philosopher and scientist from the Republic of Venice of Croatian descent.
He was known as a defender of Platonism and an opponent of Aristotelianism.
In Croatia he is mostly referred to as Franjo Petriš or Frane Petric (sometimes Petris, Petriševic and Petricevic).
His family name in Cres was known as Petris.