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Torquato Tasso

Italian poet (1544–1595)
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Torquato Tasso
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Summary

Torquato Tasso was born on March 11, 1544[1], in Sorrento[2]. He died on April 25, 1595[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], playwright[7], prose writer[8], and historian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,694 views/month, #7,108 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Sant'Onofrio[11]
  • Date of death: May 25, 1595[12]
  • Place of burial: Sant'Onofrio[13]
  • Father: Bernardo Tasso[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy[15]
  • Field of work: literature[16], poetry[17], drama[18], philosophy[19]
  • Educated at: University of Padua[20]
  • Notable work: Apology to the Accademia della Crusca[21], Jerusalem Delivered[22], Aminta[23], Gerusalemme conquistata[24]
  • Award received: Poet's Crown[25]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Family: House of Tasso[28]
  • Movement: humanism[29], Mannerism[30], Italian Renaissance[31], Counter-Reformation[32]
  • Genre: narrative poetry[33], dialogue[34], drama[35], long poem[36], treatise[37], ode[38], canzone[39], madrigal[40], sonnet[41]
  • Commons category: Torquato Tasso[42]
  • Family name: Tasso[43]
  • Given name: Torquato[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Torquato Tasso[45]
  • Commons gallery: Torquato Tasso[46]
  • Work location: Ferrara[47]
  • Medical condition: mental illness[48]
  • Student of: Federico Pendasio[49]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[50]

  • Country: IT[51]

  • Began / founded: 1544-03-11[52]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1595-04-25[53]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 40e5a301-2f2a-4302-8f82-2f16683f4692[54]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Torquato Tasso include he[55], a literary work[56], founded in 1780[57], written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[58].

Why It Matters

Torquato Tasso has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

He has been cited as an influence by Junije Palmotić[61], a playwright[62], 1606–1657[63], of Republic of Ragusa[64].

Works attributed to him include Jerusalem Delivered[65], a literary work[66], founded in 1575[67] and Aminta[68], a literary work[69]. Entities named for him include he[55], a literary work[56], founded in 1780[57], written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[58].

FAQs

Where was Torquato Tasso born?

Torquato Tasso was born in Sorrento[2].

Where did Torquato Tasso die?

Torquato Tasso died in Rome[4].

Who were Torquato Tasso's parents?

Torquato Tasso's father was Bernardo Tasso[14].

What did Torquato Tasso do for work?

Torquato Tasso worked as a poet[5], writer[6], playwright[7], prose writer[8], and historian[9].

Where did Torquato Tasso go to school?

Torquato Tasso was educated at University of Padua[20].

What awards did Torquato Tasso receive?

Honors received include Poet's Crown[25].

Who did Torquato Tasso influence?

Torquato Tasso has been cited as an influence by Junije Palmotić[61].

Related Entities

drama Jerusalem Delivered National Gallery of Art National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina philosophy poetry Sorrento University of Padua

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  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [26] ↑ . Q140312636. wikidata.org.
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  35. [1] ↑ . Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [12] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [43] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [44] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  10. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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