Date of birth: 1265
Date of death: 1321
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Dante was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages. The name Dante is, according to the words of Jacopo Alighieri, a hypocorism for Durante. In contemporary documents it is followed by the patronymic Alagherii or de Alagheriis; it was Boccaccio who popularized the form Alighieri. ([Source][1].)

[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri
Painter of this picture of Dante is Sandro Botticelli, See the new edition of the comedy published by Ateliê Editorial of São Paulo, Brazil, trabslation in verso terza rima complete by João Trentino Ziller

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Jacques De Cock

Born in BRUSSELS, 1951. Nationalities : french & belgian.
Please write my name **D**e Cock and not de Cock as some use to (aristocrat). Thank you.
Brussels university (ULB). Sociology, 1970-1974.
Lived in Brussels until 1994. Aix en Provence 1995. Lyon 1996-2004. Le Poujol-sur-Orb 2004-2011. Fron...