THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Florentine explorer of North America for France

Giovanni da Verrazzano has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists July 29, 1491 in Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy.

Born

July 29, 1491

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: in 1528

Source:

No external source identified

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.

Birthplace: Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
Birthplace detail: Born at Greve in Chianti
Professions: explorer
Citizenship: Republic of Florence

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: July 29, 1491 (No external source identified) or in 1485 (NUKAT; Find a Grave; Great Norwegian Encyclopedia; Sapere Encyclopedia; Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas; BnF authorities; Nationalencyklopedin; SNAC; Encyclopædia Universalis; Integrated Authority File; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; CONOR.SI; opac.vatlib.it; Open Library; Faceted Application of Subject Terminology; MAK).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 1485

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Source: NUKAT
Source: Find a Grave
Source: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
Source: Sapere Encyclopedia
Source: Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Source: BnF authorities
Source: Nationalencyklopedin
Source: SNAC
Source: Encyclopædia Universalis
Source: Integrated Authority File
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Source: CONOR.SI
Source: opac.vatlib.it
Source: Open Library
Source: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
Source: MAK

All birth date sources

A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

No external source identified

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Giovanni da Verrazzano born?

Giovanni da Verrazzano was born in Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy.

When did Giovanni da Verrazzano die?

Giovanni da Verrazzano died in 1528.