Giangiorgio trissino biography of william shakespeare

Venetian humanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat, linguist and philosopher

For the Italian equestrian, see Gian Giorgio Trissino (equestrian).

Gian Giorgio Trissino (8 July 1478 – 8 December 1550), also called Giovan Giorgio Trissino and self-styled as Giovan Giωrgio Trissino, was a VenetianRenaissancehumanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat, grammarian, linguist, and philosopher.

Giangiorgio trissino biography of william shakespeare

He first proposed adding letters to the Italian alphabet to distinguish J from I, and V from U.

Biography

Trissino was born of a patrician family in Vicenza. He sided with Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian whose army entered Vicenza in June 1509, accompanied by members of Vicentine nobility including the Thiene, Chiericati, and Porto families.^[1] When Venice reconquered Vicenza on 12 November 1509, Trissino was punished for his betrayal and sent into exile.

He then traveled to Germany and Lombardy and was pardoned by Venice in 1516. He eventually came under the