Francis Petrarch, born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar and poet of the early Italian Renaissance and one of the earliest humanists.
Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian... Wikipedia
Born: July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Italy
Died: July 19, 1374 (age 69 years), Arquà Petrarca, Italy
Influenced by: Virgil, Ovid, and Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Parents: Ser Petracco and Eletta Canigiani
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