Elena Cornaro Piscopia | |
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Born | |
Died | 26 July 1684 | (aged 38)
Resting place | Church of Santa Giustina |
Known for | One of the first women to receive a degree from a university |
Philosophy career | |
Alma mater | University of Padua |
Academic advisors | Carlo Rinaldini (philosophy) Felice Rotondi (theology) |
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (US: /kɔːrˌnɑːroʊ pɪˈskoʊpiə/,[3] Italian: [ˈɛːlena luˈkrɛttsja korˈnaːro piˈskɔːpja]; 5 June 1646 – 26 July 1684) or Elena Lucrezia Corner (Venetian: [koɾˈnɛɾ], Italian: [korˈnɛr]), also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
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