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Bernardo Pérez
de Vargas, "El Magnífico"
1. Dates
Born: Madrid, date unknown He published a book in 1563, with
part of it dated 1560.
Died: Spain, sometime after 1569
Dateinfo: Flourished (two dates give known period)
Lifespan: N/A
2. Father
Occupation: No Information
Perez claimed distinguished
lineage and used the title "Magnifico." There is absolutely
no evidence independent of his claim.
No information on financial
status.
3. Nationality
Birth: Madrid, Spain
Career: Spain
Death: Spain
4. Education
Schooling: No University
Unknown.
5. Religion
Affiliation: Catholic (assumed)
6. Scientific Disciplines
Primary: Metallurgy, Alchemy
Subordinate: Astronomy, Astrology
7. Means of Support
Primary: Unknown
Few biographical details
are known. He claimed his parents were of distinguished lineage,
and thus he appended the title 'magnifico' to his name.
From Madrid he moved
to Malaga, probably to the town of Coin.
8. Patronage
Types: Aristocracy, Court
His Fabrica del universo
was dedicated to Pedro Faxardo, Marques de Molina.
His De re metallica
was dedicated to the "Principe," which I am pretty
sure referred to Philip II.
9. Technological Involvement
Types: None
De re metallica talked
about the utility of what it contained, but I found no evidence
that Perez was actually involved in any metallurgical operation.
10. Scientific Societies
Memberships: None
Sources
Felipe Picatoste y Rodriquez, Apuntes para una bibliotheca cientifica
espagnola del siglo XVI (Madrid, 1891), pp. 253-5.
José Maria Lopez Piñero, et al., Diccionaria historico
de la ciencia moderna en España, 2 vols. (Barcelona: Ediciones
Peninsula, 1983). U.G.P. Paoli, "El magnifico caballero
Bernardo Perez de Vargas," Revista de la Academia de ciencias
de Madrid, 31 (1934), 132- 45.
Not consulted: Eugenio Maffei and Ramon Rua Figeroa, Apuntes
para una bibliotheca espagnola, 2 vols. (Madrid, 1873).
Compiled by:
Richard S. Westfall
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Indiana University
Fuente: The Galileo Project Development
Team. Texto: D.R.
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