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Annius of Viterbo

1437 - 1502

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Annius of Viterbo (Latin: Joannes Annius Viterb(i)ensis; 5 January 1437 – 13 November 1502) was an Italian Dominican friar, scholar, and historian, born Giovanni Nanni in Viterbo. He is now remembered for his fabrications. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Annius of Viterbo is the 218th most popular historian (up from 278th in 2019), the 2,547th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,897th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Annius of Viterbo ranks 218 out of 561Before him are Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, Guo Pu, Robert Conquest, Anthony Blunt, Johannes Aventinus, and Deborah Lipstadt. After him are Gerardus Vossius, H. J. R. Murray, Saul Friedländer, Fritz Fischer, Khvandamir, and Aban ibn Uthman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1437, Annius of Viterbo ranks 5Before him are Elizabeth Woodville, Isaac Abarbanel, Elizabeth of Austria, and Isabella of Bourbon. After him are Filippo Buonaccorsi, and John IV, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1502, Annius of Viterbo ranks 8Before him are Andreas Palaiologos, Ahuitzotl, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Francesco Laurana, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, and Francisco de Bobadilla. After him are Bartolomeo della Gatta, Dionisius, and Miguel Corte-Real.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Annius of Viterbo ranks 2,547 out of 5,161Before him are Adriano Panatta (1950), Bartolomeo Tromboncino (1470), Sergio Bertoni (1915), Taddea Visconti (1351), Alessandro Albani (1692), and Giuseppe Colombo (1920). After him are Giancarlo Baghetti (1934), Enrico Toselli (1883), Bernardo Dovizi (1470), George P. Cosmatos (1941), Carlo Saraceni (1579), and Franco Maria Malfatti (1927).

Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Annius of Viterbo ranks 17Before him are Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Martino Martini (1614), and Antiochus of Syracuse (-450). After him are Philistus (-430), Festus (390), Marino Sanuto the Younger (1466), Filippo Baldinucci (1625), Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius (-200), and Andrea Riccardi (1950).