Lorenzo Valla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lorenzo Valla

Italian humanist scholar

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1407

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1457

Profession: writer, university teacher, philosopher, philologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lorenzo Valla (Italian pronunciation: [lo'r?ntso 'val?a]; also Latinized as Laurentius; c.
1407 – 1 August 1457) was an Italian humanist, rhetorician, educator and Catholic priest.
He is best known for his textual analysis that proved that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery.