jul 18, 1374 - Petrarch Dies
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On July 18, 1374, Francesco Petrarca died, ending a lifelong dedication to the philosophy of humanism. While alive, Petrarch translated scores of classical texts into the vernacular and helped to establish the virtues of humanism that were critical to the Renaissance.Added to timeline:
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jul 18, 1374
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~ 651 years ago