Bonvesin da la Riva

Bonvesin da la Riva
Bornc.1240
Milan
Diedc.1313
Milan
Resting placeSan Francesco Grande
OccupationPoet, teacher
Language
PeriodHigh Middle Ages
GenrePoetry
Notable worksLiber di Tre Scricciur
ParentsPetrus de Laripa (father)

Bonvesin da la Riva (Lombard pronunciation: [bũʋeˈzĩː da la ˈriːʋa]; sometimes Italianized in spelling Bonvesino or Buonvicino; c.1240  c.1313) was an Italian Medieval writer and poet. Bonvesin was a notable Lombard poet and writer, giving one of the first known examples of the written Lombard language. He is often described as the "father" of the Lombard language.