Birth and Death of Petrarch (jul 20, 1304 – jul 18, 1374)
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Petrarch, Italian in full Francesco Petrarca, (born July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Tuscany [Italy]—died July 18/19, 1374, Arquà, near Padua, Carrara), Italian scholar, poet, and humanist whose poems addressed to Laura, an idealized beloved, contributed to the Renaissance flowering of lyric poetry.Added to timeline:
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jul 20, 1304
jul 18, 1374
~ 70 years