Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Wikipedia
Born: June 16, 1313, Certaldo, Italy
Died: December 21, 1375 (age 62 years), Certaldo, Italy
Children: Violante Boccaccio, Giulio Boccaccio, and Mario Boccaccio
Parents: Boccaccino di Chellino
Siblings: Francesco Boccaccio
Genres: Epic poem; lyric poem; sonnet; pastoral; novella; short story; literary criticism; biography; correspondence
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