Brunelleschi, Italian architect, born in Florence, bred a goldsmith, studied at Rome; returned to his native city, built the Duomo of the Cathedral, the Pitti Palace, and the churches of San Lorenzo and Spirito Santo (1377‒1444).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom * Brunetière