Giovanni da Verrazzano
Italian explorer
Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer of North America, in the service of King Francis I of France.
He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick in 1524, including... Wikipedia
Born: 1485, Greve in Chianti, Italy
Died: 1528 (age 43 years), Guadeloupe
Parents: Fiammetta Cappelli and Piero Andrea di Bernardo da Verrazzano
Nationality: Italian
Other names: Janus Verrazanus, Jehan de Verrazane