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Vincenzo Galilei
(c. 1520–1591)
BIRTH
c. 1520
PLACE
Santa Maria a Monte, Tuscany (probable)
DEATH
July 2, 1591
PLACE
Florence, Tuscany
FAMILY
FATHER
Galileo Galilei
(1564-1642)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Vincenzo Galilei was Galileo’s father, a Florentine musician and music theorist.
EARLY LIFE
His work as a musician and scholar of music formed part of Galileo’s intellectual family background.
CAREER
DEATH
Vincenzo died in Florence in 1591 after an illness whose nature is not well documented. A study of his life records his burial at Santa Croce on July 2; the Sepoltuario research database also gives that as his death date.
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