biography
| name: |
Cecchi, Giovanni Maria
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pronunciation:
[chaykee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1518–87)
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| biography:
| Scholar and playwright, born in Florence, Tuscany, NC Italy. He wrote 21 plays, some derived from the classics (La moglie, 1545), others original (L'assiuolo, 1549), all featuring topical elements. He also compiled the Dichiarazione di motti, proverbi, detti e parole della nostra lingua (1557). |
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