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Summary
Giovanni Boccaccio was born on June 16, 1313[1], in Certaldo[2]. He died on September 21, 1375[3], in Certaldo[4]. He worked as a short story writer[5], poet[6], diplomat[7], translator[8], and biographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,549 views/month, #6,702 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: The Decameron[24], Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta[25], Buccolicum carmen[26], De casibus virorum illustrium[27], De mulieribus claris[28], De montibus[29], Genealogia deorum gentilium[30], Corbaccio[31], Il Filostrato[32], La caccia di Diana[33], Teseida[34], Amorosa visione[35], Trattatello in laude di Dante[36], L'elegia di Costanza[37]
Things named for Giovanni Boccaccio include Boccaccio[45].
Why It Matters
Giovanni Boccaccio has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Works attributed to him include The Decameron[48], a literary work[49], founded in 1351[50]; De mulieribus claris[51], a literary work[52], in Italy[53], founded in 1362[54]; Teseida[55], a literary work[56]; Il Filostrato[57], a literary work[58], founded in 1335[59]; Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta[60], a literary work[61]; and Genealogia deorum gentilium[62], a written work[63]. Entities named for him include Boccaccio[45].
FAQs
Where was Giovanni Boccaccio born?
Giovanni Boccaccio's place of birth was Certaldo[2].
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