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Abraham Cresques

1325 - 1387

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Cresques Abraham (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkɾeskəs əβɾəˈam], 1325–1387) was a 14th-century Jewish cartographer from Palma, Majorca, then part of the Crown of Aragon. In collaboration with his son, Jehuda Cresques, Cresques is credited with the authorship of the celebrated Catalan Atlas of 1375. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham Cresques is the 31st most popular geographer (down from 25th in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from Spain (down from 409th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Geographer.

Abraham Cresques is most famous for designing the Catalan Atlas, which was one of the earliest maps to depict the New World.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Abraham Cresques ranks 31 out of 86. Before him are James Lovelock, Zakariya al-Qazwini, Sebastian Münster, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Johann Georg Gmelin, and Albrecht Penck. After him are Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Willem Blaeu, Nicolas Sanson, Jovan Cvijić, Jodocus Hondius, and Vincenzo Coronelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1325, Abraham Cresques ranks 5. Before him are Hafez, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Inês de Castro, and Francesco Landini. After him are Acamapichtli, Eleanor of Sicily, Uliana of Tver, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Vladislav I of Wallachia, and Rainier II, Lord of Monaco. Among people deceased in 1387, Abraham Cresques ranks 5. Before him are Olaf II of Denmark, Elizabeth of Bosnia, Peter IV of Aragon, and Charles II of Navarre. After him are Sāyaṇa, and Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abraham Cresques ranks 460 out of 3,355. Before him are Infanta Cristina of Spain (1965), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Petrus Gonsalvus (1537), José Antonio Camacho (1955), Francisco Rabal (1926), and Hydatius (395). After him are Suintila (594), Maslama al-Majriti (950), Pío Baroja (1872), Anthony Mary Claret (1807), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1403), and Unai Emery (1971).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Spain

Among geographers born in Spain, Abraham Cresques ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Pomponius Mela (15), Ibn Jubayr (1145), and Al-Bakri (1014). After him are Jehuda Cresques (1350).

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