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LEORNARDO WAS BORN ON THE 15TH OF APRIL,1452 IN VINCI NEAR EMPOLI.
LEOARDO WAS A GENIUS IN HIS TIME, HE WAS A PAINTER, INVENTOR, ENGINEER, PHILOSOPHER AND A SCIENTIST. HIS OWN PERSONALITY HOWEVER IS UNKOWN EVEN TO THIS DAY.
DURING LEONARDOS LIFE TIME MOST PEOPLE ONLY NEW HIM AS A ARTIST, BUT MOST OF HIS LIFE WAS DEDICATED TO THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION OF NATURE. HE SPENT QUITE ALOT OF TIME AT HOME COMING UP WITH PLANS ON HOW TO MEASURE THE SUNS DISTANCE FROM THE EARTH OR STUDYING ANATOMY AND DRAWING HUMAN HEARTS ETC.
LEONARDO WAS THE SON OF A FLORENTINE LAWYER, SER PIERO. HE HANDLED ALL THE LEGAL BUSSINESS IN HIS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND HAD CONTACTS IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE AND HAD MANY FRIENDS AS ARTISTS, CRAFTSMAN AND MERCHANTS. PEOPLE IN THE STREETS ADDRESSED HIM AS SIR OR MASTER AS A SIGN OF RESPECT. HIS FAMILY FOUND HIM HIS BRIDE, A GIRL NAMED ALBEIRA DI GIOVANNI AMADORI.THEY WERE SAID TO BE A VERY GOOD MATCH...