Giovanni della Casa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni della Casa

Roman Catholic archbishop

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1503

Place of Birth: Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1556

Profession: writer, priest, poet, diplomat

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Giovanni della Casa (28 July 1503 – 14 November 1556), was a Florentine poet, writer on etiquette and society, diplomat, and inquisitor.
He is celebrated for his famous treatise on polite behavior, Il Galateo overo de’ costumi (1558).
From the time of its publication, this courtesy book has enjoyed enormous success and influence.
In the eighteenth century, influential critic Giuseppe Baretti wrote in The Italian Library (1757), "The little treatise is looked upon by many Italians as the most elegant thing, as to stile, that we have in our language."



Alternative names	Wenceslaus Hollar; Wenzel Hollar; Hollar; Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemus; Václav Hollar z Práchne
Description	Czech printmaker, cartographer and illustrator
Date of birth/death	13 July 1607	25 March 1677
Location of birth/death	Prague	London
Authority control	: Q448555 VIAF: 54449428 ISNI: 0000 0001 2133 7372 ULAN: 500028368 LCCN: n50034895 NLA: 35202397 WorldCat