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Giovanni Villani

Italian merchant and historical writer (1280-1348)
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Summary

Giovanni Villani was born on January 1, 1280[1], in Florence[2]. He died on January 1, 1348[3], in Florence[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], chronicler[6], historian[7], banker[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (893 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Sicily[11], Republic of Florence[12]
  • Notable work: Cronaca di Partenope[13], Nuova Cronica[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Giovanni Villani[16]
  • Cause of death: plague[17]
  • Family name: Villani[18]
  • Given name: Giovanni[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Depicted by: Giovanni Villani statue[21]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], BEIC Digital Library[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Library of the World's Best Literature[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The Catholic Encyclopedia[27], Enciclopedia Treccani[28], Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: medieval Italian[30]
  • Commons Creator page: Giovanni Villani[31]
  • Name: Giovanni Villani[32]

Why It Matters

Giovanni Villani has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Works attributed to him include Nuova Cronica[35], a literary work[36].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Villani born?

Giovanni Villani's place of birth was Florence[2].

Where did Giovanni Villani die?

Giovanni Villani passed away in Florence[4].

What did Giovanni Villani do for work?

Giovanni Villani worked as a diplomat[5], chronicler[6], historian[7], banker[8], and writer[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Sicily Republic of Florence

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Encyclopædia Universalis. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . VIAF ID. Retrieved . digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Encyclopædia Universalis. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Enciclopedia Treccani. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Les Vies des meilleurs peintres, sculpteurs et architectes. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  7. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Depicted by → Giovanni Villani statue
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    Languages spoken, written or signed → medieval Italian
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