al-Nadim, Ibn (935–995)

al-Nadim, Ibn (935–995)

al-Nadim, Ibn (935–995) Alternative last name spellings: ibn Abī Ya’qūb Ishāq ibn Muḥammad ibn Ishāq al-Warrāq Alternative first name spellings: Abū al-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Ishāq al-Nadīm Alias:   GENERAL INFO Description: Ibn al-Nadim was an Arab erudite and...
Abelard, Peter (1079-1142)

Abelard, Peter (1079-1142)

Abelard, Peter (1079-1142) Alternative last name spellings: Abailard, Abelardus, Abelardo. Alternative first name spellings: Pierre, Petrus, Pedro. Alias: “Constant and frequent questioning is the first key to wisdom … For through doubting we are led to inquire,...
Ponziani, Domenico Lorenzo (1719 – 1796)

Ponziani, Domenico Lorenzo (1719 – 1796)

Ponziani, Domenico Lorenzo (1719 – 1796) Alternative last name spellings:   Alternative first name spellings:  Alias:    GENERAL INFO Description: Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani was an Italian priest, law proffesor, chess player and theoretician. He wrote “Il giuoco...
del Rio, Ercole (c. 1718 – c. 1802)

del Rio, Ercole (c. 1718 – c. 1802)

del Rio, Ercole (c. 1718 – c. 1802) Alternative last name spellings:   Alternative first name spellings: Domenico Alias: The Devil who could never be beaten, Anonimo Modenese       GENERAL INFO Description: Ercole del Rio was an Italian lawyer, chess player and chess...
Carrera, Pietro (1573-1647)

Carrera, Pietro (1573-1647)

Carrera, Pietro (1573-1647) Alternative last name spellings:   Alternative first name spellings: Alias: – “The game was found in Aulide before the Trojan War, we do not receive those reasons, which others adduce, that Palamede for the game woman wanted to...