Leonardo Bruni

Leonardo Bruni (c. 1370–1444) was an Italian humanist and historian who served as chancellor of Florence in 1410–1411 and again from 1427 until his death. A pupil of Coluccio Salutati, he translated Plato and Aristotle from Greek into Latin and praised Florentine republican liberty in his Panegyric to the City of Florence. His History of the Florentine People is often called the first modern work of history.