Leonardo Bruni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonardo Bruni

Italian humanist, historian, writer and statesman

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1370

Place of Birth: Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 09-Mar-1444

Profession: writer, politician, historian, translator, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Leonardo Bruni (or Leonardo Aretino; c.
1370 – March 9, 1444) was an Italian humanist, historian and statesman, often recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance.
He has been called the first modern historian.
He was the earliest person to write using the three-period view of history: Antiquity, Middle Ages, and Modern.
The dates Bruni used to define the periods are not exactly what modern historians use today, but he laid the conceptual groundwork for a tripartite division of history.