Elena Cornaro Piscopia

Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Born(1646-06-05)5 June 1646
Died26 July 1684(1684-07-26) (aged 38)
Padua, Republic of Venice[b]
Resting placeChurch of Santa Giustina
Known forOne of the first women to receive a degree from a university

Philosophy career
Alma materUniversity of Padua
Academic advisorsCarlo Rinaldini (philosophy)
Felice Rotondi (theology)

Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (US: /kɔːrˌnɑːr pɪˈskpiə/,[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.

  1. ^ Logan, Oliver (1972). Culture and society in Venice, 1470–1790: the Renaissance and its heritage. Batsford.
  2. ^ J. J. Norwich. A History of Venice. p. 269.
  3. ^ "Cornaro Piscopia, Elena Lucrezia". Lexico US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021.


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Elena Cornaro Piscopia

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