Petrarch, Italian Scholar and Poet(1304-1374)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Francesco Petrarca
• Known as: Petrarch
• Birth: July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Italy
• Death: July 19, 1374, Arquà Petrarca, Italy
• Language: Italian; Latin
• Who he was: Italian scholar and poet; Canzoniere (Songbook); Trionfi (Triumphs); Secretum Meum (My Secret Book); De Viris Illustribus (On Famous Men); letters
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