Despite how he’s known, he was probably actually born in Anchiano, near Florence

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Today’s Final Jeopardy

Despite how he’s known, he was probably actually born in Anchiano, near Florence

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Leonardo da Vinci

Final Jeopardy Explanation

Leonardo from Vinci’s name means in Italian “Leonardo from Vinci”.

He was conceived outside of marriage to Caterina, a member of the lower class, and Piero da Vinci, a Florentine legal notary.

It is still unknown where Leonardo was born, but the conventional story, based on a local oral tradition that historian Emanuele Repetti documented, claims that he was born in Anchiano, a rural community that would have provided adequate privacy for the illegitimate birth. However, it is still possible that he was born in a Florence home that Ser Piero likely owned.

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