Giovanni Boccaccio vs Hafez
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) and Hafez (1325–1390) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1325 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
Hafez (1325–1390)
- — Born in Shiraz, Persia Verified
- — Received a traditional religious and literary education in Shiraz
- — Memorized the Quran in his youth
- — Composed the ghazals of his Divan Verified
- — Period of disfavor during the rule of Mubariz al-Din
- — Became a court poet under the Muzaffarid rulers of Shiraz Verified
- — Restored to favor under Shah Shuja Verified
- — Died in Shiraz Verified