Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived. Between 1497 and 1504, Vespucci participated in at... Wikipedia

• Born:  9 March 1454, Florence, Republic of Florence
• Age at death:  57 years
• Died:  22 February 1512 (aged 60), Seville, Crown of Castile
• Other names:  Américo Vespucio (Spanish), Americus Vespucius (Latin), Américo Vespúcio (Portuguese)
• Occupation:  Merchant, explorer, cartographer
• Known for:  Demonstrating to Europeans that the New World was not Asia but a previously unknown fourth continent, after whom the Americas are named.
• Relatives:  Agostino Vespucci (cousin), Simonetta Vespucci (cousin-in-law)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo