Writers in Verona

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1303 to 1844. The most recorded lives are Dante Alighieri, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Charles Dickens.

Notable people

1. Dante Alighieri

   from 1303 to 1312

   2 moments here

   Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   in 1786

   1 moment here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

3. Charles Dickens

   in 1844

   1 moment here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

4. Petrarch

   in 1345

   1 moment here

   Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

5. Michel de Montaigne

   in 1580

   1 moment here

   French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

Moments

1. 1303 Guest of Bartolomeo della Scala in Verona Dante Alighieri
2. 1312 Returned to Verona under Cangrande Dante Alighieri
3. 1345 Stay at Verona Petrarch
4. 1580 Arrival at Verona Michel de Montaigne
5. 1786 Studies the Verona Arena Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
6. 1844 Visits Verona Charles Dickens

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