The Resume

(July 20, 1304-July 19, 1374)
Birth name is Francesco Petrarca
Wrote poetry collections ‘Canzoniere' and ‘Trionfi'
Wrote prose works ‘Secretum,' ‘De Viris Illustribus,' ‘De Vita Solitaria,'
‘De Remediis Utriusque Fortunae' and ‘Itinerarium'
Poet Laureate of Rome

Why he might be annoying:

He angered his father by neglecting his law studies in favor of poetry.
He had a lifelong obsession with a mysterious married woman named Laura.
He took holy orders so he would have enough leisure time to read and write.
He fathered two illegitimate children.
He disliked the French.
His numerous Latin writings are mostly forgotten.
His poetic style was satirized in the sixteenth century by William Shakespeare.

Why he might not be annoying:

His father burned several of his beloved classical books.
He refused to practice law partially because he believed it was a dishonest profession.
He was skeptical about astrology and alchemy.
He revived interest in the Greek and Roman classics.
He refined and popularized the Italian sonnet that greatly influenced future poetry.
He encouraged the rulers of his time to be compassionate towards the needy.
He may have been the first European to climb a mountain for sport.
Laura and his son Giovanni died of the plague.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 1]
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Outlived My Child
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Look at My Flowers
• Medieval Poets
• Medieval Times
• Philosophers: Renaissance [1250-1500]
• Poets
• Profiles 18251-18500 (Ranked: 18489)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 88.46% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 49.23% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 87 Votes: 49.43% Annoying