Francesco Petrarch (mar 1, 1304 – dec 1, 1374)
Description:
Francesco Petrach was a poet and scholar in the 1300s who promoted the idea of studying latin classics and using them to teach how to persuasively write and speak. He thought that these classics could bring about a new intellectual golden age, and this philosophy later became humanism.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 1, 1304
dec 1, 1374
~ 70 years