Giovanni Boccaccio vs Guillaume de Machaut
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) and Guillaume de Machaut (1300–1377) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1313 to 1375.
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Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375)
- — Born in Tuscany Verified
- — Moved to Naples to train in banking Verified
- — Turned to literature at the Angevin court of Naples Verified
- — Returned to Florence Verified
- — Witnessed the Black Death in Florence Verified
- — Wrote the Decameron Verified
- — Met Petrarch in Florence Verified
- — Served Florence on diplomatic missions Verified
- — Began public lectures on Dante's Divine Comedy Verified
- — Died in Certaldo Verified
Guillaume de Machaut (1300–1377)
- — Born in the region of Reims, France Verified
- — Entered the service of John of Bohemia Verified
- — Appointed canon of Reims Cathedral Verified
- — Death of patron John of Bohemia at Crécy Verified
- — Lived through the Black Death Verified
- — Composed the Messe de Nostre Dame Verified
- — Wrote Le Voir Dit Verified
- — Supervised complete-works manuscripts Verified
- — Died at Reims Verified