Leonardo Bruni

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.^[1] He has been called the first modern historian.^[2] 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.^[3]

^ Ianziti, Gary (2012). Writing History in Renaissance Italy: Leonardo Bruni and the Uses of the Past. Harvard University Press. p. 432. doi:10.4159/harvard.9780674063266. ISBN 978-0-674-06326-6. OCLC 770009459.
^ Bruni & Hankins 2001
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bruni, Leonardo". Encyclopædia Britannica. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 684.

[Ianziti_2012_p._432-1] Ianziti, Gary (2012). Writing History in Renaissance Italy: Leonardo Bruni and the Uses of the Past. Harvard University Press. p. 432. doi:10.4159/harvard.9780674063266. ISBN 978-0-674-06326-6. OCLC 770009459.

[hankins-2001-2] Bruni & Hankins 2001

[3] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bruni, Leonardo". Encyclopædia Britannica. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 684.

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