Writers in Venice
The atlas holds 26 people and 46 moments here, from 1220 to 1987. The most recorded lives are Michel de Montaigne and Francis of Assisi.
Notable people
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Francis of Assisi
in 1220
1 moment here
Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, and founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone at Assisi, he renounced his…