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Giovanni Villani

1276 - 1348

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Giovanni Villani (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni vilˈlaːni]; c. 1276 or 1280 – 1348) was an Italian banker, official, diplomat and chronicler from Florence who wrote the Nuova Cronica (New Chronicles) on the history of Florence. He was a leading statesman of Florence but later gained an unsavoury reputation and served time in prison as a result of the bankruptcy of a trading and banking company he worked for. His interest in and elaboration of economic details, statistical information, and political and psychological insight mark him as a more modern chronicler of late medieval Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Villani is the 34th most popular diplomat (down from 31st in 2019), the 1,432nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,530th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Giovanni Villani ranks 34 out of 90. Before him are Alfonso García Robles, Megasthenes, Thomas Klestil, Irina Bokova, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, and J. Christopher Stevens. After him are Hans Blix, Édith Cresson, George Blake, Yukiya Amano, Dean Acheson, and Porfirio Rubirosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1276, Giovanni Villani ranks 4. Before him are Stefan Dečanski, Christopher II of Denmark, and Louis, Count of Évreux. After him are Margaret of Brabant, Prince Hisaaki, and Fenenna of Kuyavia. Among people deceased in 1348, Giovanni Villani ranks 6. Before him are Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Andrea Pisano, Pietro Lorenzetti, Laura de Noves, and Al-Dhahabi. After him are Blanche of Valois, Chungmok of Goryeo, Emperor Hanazono, Bernardo Daddi, Barlaam of Seminara, and Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Villani ranks 1,432 out of 5,161. Before him are Saint Marcella (325), Saint Chrysogonus (250), Giovanni Ceva (1647), Odoric of Pordenone (1286), Giovanni Boldini (1842), and Ludovico Manin (1725). After him are Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (1566), Enrico Berlinguer (1922), Ascanio Sobrero (1812), Cennino Cennini (1360), Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan (1009), and Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (1698).

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Among DIPLOMATS In Italy

Among diplomats born in Italy, Giovanni Villani ranks 2. Before him are Gaius Marius (-157). After him are Ambrogio Contarini (1429), Filippo Grandi (1957), and Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (1940).

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