Leonardo Da Vinci was a highly influencial Polymath scientist, mathematician, inventor, painter, sculptor, architect and more. Born in Italy in 1452, he was the illegitimate son of a lawyer. Leonardo was mostly renowned as a painter, and is famous for work such as the Mona Lisa and the last supper. He spent a large amount of his life in Milan, with a gap in the middle when the french invaded in 1499. He was referred to as the Renaissance Man as he was so influential in that time in so many areas.
BBC. (2014). Leonardo Da Vinci. Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/da_vinci_leonardo.shtml. Last accessed 29th November 2014.
Leonardo Da Vinci.org. (2014). Leonardo Da Vinci. Available: http://www.leonardoda-vinci.org. Last accessed 5th December 2014.
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