Vannoccio Biringuccio | |
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Born | c. 1480 |
Died | c. 1539 (aged 58 or 59) |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Parent(s) | Paolo Biringuccio and Lucrezia di Bartolommeo Biringuccio. |
Engineering career | |
Significant advance | metallurgist |
Vannoccio Biringuccio, sometimes spelled Vannocio Biringuccio (c. 1480 – c. 1539), was an Italian metallurgist. He is best known for his manual on metalworking, De la pirotechnia, published posthumously in 1540.[1]