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Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Sign in to saveAlso known as Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, Elena Corner, Helena Lucretia Cornaro
Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1646-06-05 ) 5 June 1646, Ca' Loredan , Venice , Republic of Venice
- Died
- 26 July 1684 (1684-07-26) (aged 38), Padua , Republic of Venice
- Resting place
- Church of Santa Giustina
- Known for
- One of the first women to receive a degree from a university
- Alma mater
- University of Padua
- Academic advisors
- Carlo Rinaldini (philosophy), Felice Rotondi (theology)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Venice
- Place of death
- Padua
- Occupation
- medic
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Languages spoken
- Greek
- Family
- House of Cornaro
- Field of work
- female education
- Image
- Elena Piscopia portrait.jpg
- Religious order
- Benedictines
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- Commons category
- Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia
- date of birth
- 1646-06-05
- date of death
- 1684-07-26
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Elena Lucrezia Corner
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Encyclopedic overview
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia ( US: /kɔːrˌnɑːroʊ pɪˈskoʊpiə/, 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.
Early life
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