Giovanni Boccaccio vs Nicole Oresme
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) and Nicole Oresme (1320–1382) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1320 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
Nicole Oresme (1320–1382)
- — Born near Caen in Normandy, France Verified
- — Studied the arts at the University of Paris Verified
- — Wrote De moneta, a pioneering treatise on money and coinage Verified
- — Received his doctorate in theology from the College of Navarre, Paris Verified
- — Appointed grand master of the College of Navarre Verified
- — Appointed dean of the Cathedral of Rouen Verified
- — Translated Aristotle's works into French for King Charles V Verified
- — Wrote Livre du ciel et du monde, discussing the possible rotation of the Earth Verified
- — Consecrated Bishop of Lisieux Verified
- — Died in Lisieux, France Verified