Original: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli ( 3 May 1469 -- 21 June 1527 ) was an Italian philosopher , writer , and politician and is considered one of the main founders of modern political science .
Simplified: Niccolò Machiavelli ( May 3 , 1469 -- June 21 , 1527 ) was a political philosopher , born in Florence , Italy .