Leonardo+Da+Vinci

Name: Leonardo Da Vinci Born: April 15, 1452, Vinci, Italy Death: May 2, 1519, Amboise,France[aged 67]

Achievements: Leonardo's biggest achievements would have to be his most famous paintings The Last Supper and Mona Lisa. The Last Supper took Leonardo around 3 years to paint and the Mona Lisa took around 10 years to paint. Leonardo's other achievements were being a sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, inventor, engineer, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and a writer.

Interesting Facts:
 * Leonardo used to buy caged birds so he could set them free
 * Leonardo Da Vinci left many painting unfinished and destroyed most of his work
 * Leonardo invented the bicycle 300 years before it appeared on the road
 * Leonardo drew plans for the first armored car in 1485