Famous Personalities Born In 1588

Jan 12 John winthrop: 1st governor (mass bay colony)  

Jan 12 Jose ribera [lo spagnoletto]: Spanish painter  

Feb 12 John winthrop: English attorney/puritan/1st gov of mass  

Feb 19 Pieter de carpentier: Flemish gov-gen of dutch east-indies  

Feb 26 Nicolaus erich: Composer  

Apr 05 Thomas hobbes: England, philosopher (leviathan)  

Apr 15 Claudius salmasius: [claude saumaise], french linguist  

May 13 Ole worm: Danish physician  

May 28 Pierre seguier: Chancellor of france  

Jun 09 Johann andreas herbst: Composer  

Jun 11 George wither: English writer  

Sep 01 Henry ii: Prince of condé, french nobleman  

Sep 08 Marin mersenne: France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (cartesian)  

Sep 10 Nicholas lanier: Composer  

Nov 27 Valerius andreas: [walter driessens], flemish historian  

Dec 10 Isaac beeckman: Dutch scientist and philosopher  

Dec 24 Constance of austria: Queen of poland  

Jan 05 Qi jiguang: Chinese general (b. 1528)  

Feb 09 Marquis of santa cruz: Spanish admiral,  

Feb 10 Joost sybrantsz buyck: Amsterdam merchant/regent,  

Feb 24 Johann weyer: Dutch physician and occultist  

Mar 10 Theodor zwinger: Swiss scholar (b. 1533)  

Mar 17 Petrus dathenus: Flemish minister/physician (psalms of david),  

Apr 04 Frederik ii: King of denmark/norway (1559-88),  

Apr 19 Paolo veronese (cagliari): Painter,