Oliva sabuco de nantes biography of albert

Spanish philosopher and medical writer. Name variations: Luisa. Born in Alcarez, Spain, in 1562; died in Alcarez in 1625; fifth of eight children of Bachiller Miguel Sabuco and Francisca de Cozar; sister of Alonso Sabuco; married Acacio de Buedo of Alcaraz, in 1580.

Selected works:

Nueva filosofía de la naturaleza del hombre, no conocido ni alcanzada de los grandes filosofos antiquis, laquel mejora la vida y salud humana … escuta y sacada a luz par Doña Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera, natural de la ciudad de Alcare (1587); Vera medicine y vera filosofia, oculta a lost antiguos, en dos dialogos (1587).

Nueva filosofía de la naturaleza del hombre, the philosophical treatise of Oliva Sabuco, was first published in 1587.

Shortly after, Oliva's father Miguel Sabuco gave his oldest son Alonso Sabuco a "letter of power" in which Miguel claimed authorship of the work published under his daughter's name. She had been "named its autho