Giovanni Battista Guarini

Italian poet (1538-1612)
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Giovanni Battista Guarini
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Summary

Giovanni Battista Guarini was born on December 10, 1538[1], in Ferrara[2]. He died on October 7, 1612[3], in Venice[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], writer[6], poet[7], and diplomat[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1538[10]
  • Date of death: 1612[11]
  • Child: Alessandro Guarino[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Republic of Venice[13]
  • Field of work: drama[14], poetry[15], diplomacy[16]
  • Employer: University of Bologna[17]
  • Educated at: University of Pisa[18], University of Padua[19]
  • Notable work: Il pastor fido[20]
  • Member of: Accademia degli Umoristi[21], Accademia della Crusca[22], Accademia dei Gelati[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Movement: Renaissance[25], Petrarchism[26]
  • Commons category: Giovanni Battista Guarini[27]
  • Family name: Guarini[28]
  • Given name: Giovanni[29], Battista[30]
  • Work location: Ferrara[31]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], BEIC Digital Library[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Library of the World's Best Literature[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39], New International Encyclopedia[40]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[41], Latin[42]
  • Commons Creator page: Giovanni Battista Guarini[43]

Why It Matters

Giovanni Battista Guarini has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Works attributed to him include Il pastor fido[46], a literary work[47].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Battista Guarini born?

Giovanni Battista Guarini's place of birth was Ferrara[2].

Where did Giovanni Battista Guarini die?

Giovanni Battista Guarini passed away in Venice[4].

What did Giovanni Battista Guarini do for work?

Giovanni Battista Guarini worked as a playwright[5], writer[6], poet[7], and diplomat[8].

Where did Giovanni Battista Guarini go to school?

Giovanni Battista Guarini was educated at University of Pisa[18] and University of Padua[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [20] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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