About Alessandro Capra
Lived 1608 – 1684 (aged 75–76). Alessandro Capra was an Italian engineer, architect and writer.
Alessandro Capra (c. 1608 – c. 1684) was an Italian architect and inventor. He was born in Cremona.
He studied architecture under Giacomo Erba. He invented a number of machines. From 1672 to 1682, he published three volumes on geometry and civil and military architecture. His two sons, Giusto and Domenica, worked on a number of hydraulic inventions.
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Who was Alessandro Capra?
Italian architect
When was Alessandro Capra born?
Alessandro Capra was born in 1608 in Cremona.
When did Alessandro Capra die?
Alessandro Capra died in 1684 in Cremona.
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Alessandro Capra was an engineer, architect and writer.
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Alessandro Capra was Italian.
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