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Petrarch

1304 - 1374

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Francis Petrarch (; 20 July 1304 – 19 July 1374; Latin: Franciscus Petrarcha; modern Italian: Francesco Petrarca [franˈtʃesko peˈtrarka]), born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian Renaissance and the founding of Renaissance humanism. In the 16th century, Pietro Bembo created the model for the modern Italian language based on Petrarch's works, as well as those of Giovanni Boccaccio, and, to a lesser extent, Dante Alighieri. Petrarch was later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petrarch is the 27th most popular writer (down from 21st in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Italy (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Writer.

Petrarch is most famous for his love poetry, including "Rime Sparse" and "Canzoniere." He is also famous for his work on the Italian language.

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Among writers, Petrarch ranks 27 out of 7,302. Before him are Ovid, Alexandre Dumas, Albert Camus, Hesiod, Anton Chekhov, and Rumi. After him are Honoré de Balzac, Aesop, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Gabriel García Márquez, Giovanni Boccaccio, and Agatha Christie.

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Among people born in 1304, Petrarch ranks 1. After him are Ibn Battuta, Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Louis I, Count of Flanders, Ibn al-Shatir, Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Günther von Schwarzburg. Among people deceased in 1374, Petrarch ranks 1. After him are Magnus IV of Sweden, Gongmin of Goryeo, Pan Geng, Philip II, Prince of Taranto, Emperor Go-Kōgon, Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Ibn al-Khatib, Ni Zan, Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque, Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania, and Helvig of Schleswig.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Petrarch ranks 36 out of 5,161. Before him are Marcus Aurelius (121), Sandro Botticelli (1445), Nero (37), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Ovid (-43), and Pope Pius XI (1857). After him are Amerigo Vespucci (1454), Geta (189), Caligula (12), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), and Giovanni Boccaccio (1313).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Petrarch ranks 4. Before him are Dante Alighieri (1265), Virgil (-70), and Ovid (-43). After him are Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Horace (-65), Umberto Eco (1932), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Giorgio Vasari (1511), Cato the Elder (-243), Carlo Collodi (1826), and Plautus (-254).

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