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Giovanni Boccaccio

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.

Italian author and poet (1313–1375)

Born 16 July 1313
Died 21 December 1375

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Italian author and poet (1313–1375)

Born 16 July 1313
Died 21 December 1375

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