Giovanni Boccaccio
1313–1375
Italian author of the Decameron.
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) was a writer, born in Florence and died in Certaldo.
- Known as
- Writer
- Category
- Writers
- Born
- 1313, Florence
- Died
- 1375, Certaldo
Alive at the same time as Giovanni Boccaccio
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Portrait: Raffaello Sanzio Morghen / After Vincenzo Gozzini, Public domain.