Valerianus Magnus

The Reverend
Valerianus Magnus
Valerianus Magnus, about 1624, National Museum, Warsaw
Born
Massimiliano Magni

(1587-10-11)11 October 1587
Milan, Duchy of Milan
Died29 July 1661(1661-07-29) (aged 73)
Salzburg, Archduchy of Austria
Alma materCharles University
Parent(s)Costantino Magni and Ottavia Magni (née Carcassola)
Era17th-century philosophy
Region
SchoolAugustinianism
Main interests
Metaphysics, physics, natural philosophy
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Valerianus Magnus or Valeriano Magni (October 11, 1586 – July 20, 1661) was an Italian Capuchin, missionary preacher in Central Europe, philosopher, polemicist and author. He was one of the pioneers with the Torricelli's experiment and published one of the first accounts of it, the Demonstratio ocularis (Warsaw, 1647).[1]

  1. ^ Rose 1974, p. 16.