The first of the Classical humanists in the Age of the Renaissance, and the so-called "father of humanism," was

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Petrarch is widely considered the first of the Classical humanists in the Age of the Renaissance, and is frequently referred to as the "father of humanism." He revived interest in the literature and writing of classical antiquity and emphasized the importance of the individual and their education, ideas which would go on to shape the humanist movement for centuries to come.

The First of the Classical Humanists in the Age of the Renaissance