Pieter Gillis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Flemish philosopher
Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1486
Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
Date of Death: 06-Nov-1533
Profession: philosopher
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Pieter Gillis
- Pieter Gillis (28 July 1486 – 6 or 11 November 1533), known by his anglicised name Peter Giles and sometimes the Latinised Petrus Ægidius, was a humanist, printer, and secretary to the city of Antwerp in the early sixteenth century.
- He is most famous as a friend and supporter of Rodolphus Agricola, Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More. Thomas More's Utopia, although fictional, includes Pieter Gillis as a character in Book I.
- More dedicated Utopia to Gillis, who may have designed the Utopian alphabet.
- They first met when diplomatic business brought More to Antwerp.
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Quentin Matsys
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| Alternative names | Quinten Massys (I), Quinten Matsijs, Quinten Matsys, Quinten Messijs, Quinten Messys, Quinten Metsijs (I), Quinten Metsys, Quintinus Metsys, Quintin Metsys | ||
| Description | Southern Netherlandish painter and draughtsman | ||
| Date of birth/death | 10 September 1456 or 10 September 1466 | between 13 July 1530 and 16 September 1530 | |
| Location of birth/death | Leuven | Antwerp | |
| Work location | Leuven (1486), Antwerp (1491-1530) | ||
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