Dante Alighieri

  • Known for: Writer
  • Date of birth: 1265. June 1.
  • Place of birth: Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Dante Alighieri, most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poem...

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