Michel Verin | |
Birth Date: | 1468 |
Birth Place: | Florence |
Death Date: | 1487 |
Death Place: | Florence |
Occupation: | Poet |
Language: | Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish |
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Michel Verin (1468–1487) was a 15th-century Florentine poet.
Verin was born in 1468 in Florence to a father by the name of Hugolino. His father instructed him in philosophy and language from an early age before sending him to a seminary at the age of ten. There he learned multiple languages and studied history as well as philosophy.[1] Verin was widely considered to have good character with several folk tales be written about it.[2]
Verin's first publication was in 1481 at the age of 13. It was published under the title Moral Distichs which was a collection of Latin maxims reduced into a poetic form. This work was well received by critics of the time. The next year he published a book of Proverbs in verse.[3]
Verin died in 1487 and is considered to have influenced the works of people including Claude Hardy and Ritchlet.[4] [5]