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15th-century Italian writers

  • Luca PacioliLuca Bartolomeo de Pacioli arrived in the Tuscan town of Sansepolcro between 1446 and 1448. He grew up living with the Befolci family while his father…
  • Lorenzo VallaLorenzo Valla entered the world in Rome around 1407. His father Luciave della Valla worked as a lawyer within the Papal Curia.
  • Filippo BuonaccorsiFilippo Buonaccorsi arrived in Rome during the year 1462. He joined a circle of scholars known as the Rome Academy. This group operated under the leadership…
  • Flavio BiondoFlavio Biondo entered the world in 1392 within the capital city of Forlì. This town sat in the Romagna region of Italy during a time of shifting political…
  • Poggio BraccioliniGian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini arrived in the village of Terranuova near Arezzo on the 11th of February 1380. His father took him to Florence to pursue…