Francesco Guicciardini
Italian writer, historian and politician (1483-1540) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesco Guicciardini (March 6, 1483 – May 22, 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. He is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance and the Father of Modern History. He was a friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli.