page_title: Leonardo Bruni
hierarchical_section_title: Leonardo Bruni
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Leonardo Bruni (1369–1444), italienischer Humanist und Kanzler von Florenz. Stich von Theodor de Bry (aus Boissard, Icones virorum illustrium XVI p. 124.
context_page_description: Leonardo Bruni was an Italian humanist, historian and statesman, often recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance. He has been called the first modern historian. He was the earliest person to write using the three-period view of history: Antiquity, Middle Ages, and Modern. The dates Bruni used to define the periods are not exactly what modern historians use today, but he laid the conceptual groundwork for a tripartite division of history.
context_section_description: Leonardo Bruni (or Leonardo Aretino; c. 1370 – March 9, 1444) was an Italian humanist, historian and statesman, often recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance. He has been called the first modern historian. He was the earliest person to write using the three-period view of history: Antiquity, Middle Ages, and Modern. The dates Bruni used to define the periods are not exactly what modern historians use today, but he laid the conceptual groundwork for a tripartite division of history.
caption: Leonardo Bruni, engraving by Theodor de Bry
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