·Birth and Death of Petrarch (jul 20, 1304 – jul 19, 1374)

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regard as the greatest scholar of his age, Petrarch was a poet, humanist, and Italian scholar. He went to school in France ended up falling in love with literature, before that he went to school for law. His love of classical authors drove him to travel and visit men of learning and search for monastic libraries for classical manuscripts. He was called the father of humanism, for his strong and philosophical viewpoint.