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Cassiodorus

487 - 583

Cassiodorus

Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (), was a Christian Roman statesman, a renowned scholar and writer who served in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname, not his rank. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cassiodorus is the 708th most popular writer (down from 578th in 2019), the 872nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 711th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Italian Writer.

Cassiodorus was an Italian scholar and statesman who was a leading figure in the court of Theodoric the Great. He was the author of the "Institutes" and the "Variae", and his writings on the monastic life, including the "Laws", were very influential in medieval monasticism.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cassiodorus ranks 708 out of 7,302. Before him are Matthew Lewis, Stieg Larsson, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Georg Büchner, and Multatuli. After him are Patrick White, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Clarice Lispector, Odysseas Elytis, Epicharmus of Kos, and William F. Buckley Jr..

Others Born in 487

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Cassiodorus
WRITER
487 - 583
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 1
Dazu Huike
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
487 - 593
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 2
Malo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
487 - 621
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 583

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Cassiodorus
WRITER
487 - 583
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 1
Miro
POLITICIAN
600 - 583
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 2

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cassiodorus ranks 872 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Francesco Cavalli (1602), Antipope Felix II (300), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), and Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749). After him are Annibale de Gasparis (1819), Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608), Giulia Farnese (1474), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Phalaris (-700), and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782).

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Andrew III of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1265 - 1301
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 866
Antonio Tabucchi
WRITER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 867
Francesco Cavalli
COMPOSER
1602 - 1676
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 868
Antipope Felix II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 365
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 869
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 870
Lorenzo Da Ponte
WRITER
1749 - 1838
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 871
Cassiodorus
WRITER
487 - 583
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 872
Annibale de Gasparis
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 873
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
PHYSICIAN
1608 - 1679
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 874
Giulia Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1524
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 875
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
POLITICIAN
1351 - 1402
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 876
Phalaris
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 877
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 878