Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo, he became so well known as a writer that he was sometimes simply known as "the Certaldese" and one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the fourteenth century.
Giovanni Boccaccio
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Italian author and poet (1313–1375)
| Born | 16 July 1313 |
| Died | 21 December 1375 |
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Giovanni Boccaccio
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Italian author and poet (1313–1375)
| Born | 16 July 1313 |
| Died | 21 December 1375 |
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- OLID: OL2055261A
- BookBrainz: 9ec1d672-b759-45f1-8785-8dd9aea5bb30
- GoodReads: 29227
- ISNI: 0000000121018590
- IMDb: nm0090504
- Library of Congress Names: n78087605
- LibriVox: 3201
- MusicBrainz: 2c9491c4-b842-4ff6-bb86-97fdf2d435f0
- Project Gutenberg: 1279
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV008443
- VIAF: 64002165
- Wikidata: Q1402
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q1402
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Alternative names
- Certaldese
- G. Boccaccio
- Giovanni Bocaccio
- Bojiaqiu
- Boccacio
- Boccace
- Bocaccio
- Giovanni Boccoccio
- Professor Giovanni Boccaccio
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- Boccaccio Giovanni
- Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Giovanni 1313-1375 Boccaccio
- Giovanni Battista Baldelli Boccaccio
- Giovanni Boccace
- Jean Bocace
- J. Bocace
- John Boccaccio
- Boccaccio
- Boccaccio John
- Boccaccio, Jean
- Jean Boccace
- BOCCACE J
- Boccacco Giovanni
- Boccace Jean
- Giovanni Boccacio "Boccace"
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