Deaths on December 8

Gian Giorgio Trissino

Died on December 8, 1550

Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (b. 1478)

Gian Giorgio Trissino (8 July 1478 – 8 December 1550), also called Giovan Giorgio Trissino, was an Italian Renaissance humanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat, grammarian, linguist, and philosopher.

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