Leonardo Bruni
Leonardo Bruni (
1374-
1444) leading
humanist writer and
chancellor of
Florence. Bruni was the leading pupil of
Coluccio Salutati and succeeded him as chancellor in
1410. Bruni's times in office was not as perilous a time for Florence as a few years earlier, but it was still very involved in long running warfare. Bruni did not lead the city to nearly the extent of his predecessor as first the Albizzi family and then the
Medici family dominated the city during his time in office. As a humanist Bruni was essential in translating many works of
Plato and
Aristotle and did original writing himself, most notably his
History of the Florentine Republic. He was succeeded in office by Carlo Marsuppini.
External Links
- ISBN 0-674-00506-6 -- History of the Florentine People, Latin text and English translation, 2001