Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374

Italian humanist poet, philosopher, and diplomat. Trained in law at the universities in Montpellier and Bologna, he settled in Avignon to take minor orders due to financial constraints. He wrote poetry from an early age, continuing throughout his life in both Latin and Tuscan dialect, which would later influence the humanist movement and contribute to the foundations of the modern Italian language. Celebrated as a poet laureate, he travelled widely in Europe and, at times, in a diplomatic capacity. His most well-known works are a collection of 366 lyric poems in various genres and in the vernacular, entitled Rerum vulgarium fragmenta, and various published compilations of his own letters to contemporaries such as Boccaccio and other early humanists as well as to literary figures from antiquity such as Cicero and Virgil.

HMML ID
361742763963
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LC name
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
HMML name
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79092622
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Getty
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Variants

  • Francescho Petrarcha
  • Francesco Petrarca
  • Francesco Petrarcha
  • Francesco, Petrarca
  • Franciscus Petrarcha
  • Franciscus, Petrarca
  • Franciscus, Petrarcha
  • Franz Petrarka
  • François Pétrarque
  • P., F.

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Given names
Francesco
Family names
Petrarca

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Birth date
1304-07-20
Death date
1374-07
Centuries
14th century CE
Gender
Males
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Canons ● Diplomats ● Jurists ● Philosophers ● Poets
Fields of activity
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"Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 26, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/361742763963

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Date added
2023-05-17
Last edited
2023-08-26

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