Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (, 5 June 1646 – 26 July 1684) or Elena Lucrezia Corner (), also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
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Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia 5 June 1646 Ca' Loredan, Venice, Republic of Venice
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26 July 1684 (aged 38) Padua, Republic of Venice
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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