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Giordano Bruno

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1548–1600 Also known as Bruno

Italian philosopher, astronomer, and Dominican friar, renowned for his doctrine of an infinite universe and his heterodox ideas.

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  1. 1576–1591London · LondonFleeing Italy on suspicion of heresy, he traveled through Switzerland, France, England, and the German states, giving lectures in London and elsewhere and writing works such as On the Infinite, Universe and Worlds, promoting the ideas of an infinite universe and multiple worlds.
  2. 1593–1600Rome · RomeLured into capture in Venice in 1593 and handed over to Rome, he refused to recant his teachings after seven years of interrogation and was burned at the stake for heresy in the Campo de' Fiori in February 1600, becoming a famous case of the Inquisition's suppression of free thought.

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