Episode 1386
15 minutes of fame: Hildegard of Bingen, medieval polymath
Janina Ramirez explains why medieval polymath Hildegard of Bingen deserves recognition today
HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate
July 4, 202223m 34s
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Show Notes
It’s the HistoryExtra podcast’s 15th birthday! To celebrate, we’ve asked 15 historians to nominate a figure from history they think deserves their ‘15 minutes of fame’. In this episode, Dr Janina Ramirez nominates Hildegard of Bingen. Speaking with Emily Briffett, she explains why this 12th-century abbess, composer, scientist, writer and saint deserves to be better remembered today.
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