Alternate names: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli Birthday: May 3, 1469 Website: Member Favorites: 0 More: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, philosopher, politician, historian and writer who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for The Prince, written about 1513. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.
A lifelong patriot and diehard proponent of a unified Italy, Machiavelli became one of the fathers of modern political theory. Machiavelli entered the political service of his native Florence by the time he was 29.
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