Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian Writer(1313-1375)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Giovanni Boccaccio
• Known as: Boccaccio
• Birth: June 16, 1313, Certaldo, Italy
• Death: December 21, 1375, Certaldo, Italy
• Language: Italian; Latin
• Who he was: Italian writer; Decameron (The Decameron); De mulieribus claris (On Famous Women)
• Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom; GC

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