Niccolò Machiavelli

Born

May 3, 1469

Died

June 21, 1527 (aged 58)

Known as

writer, politician, historian, philosopher, political theorist, military theorist

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.

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