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Columella

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Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (, Arabic: Yunius: 12 ) was a prominent Roman writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire. His De re rustica in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture and cuisine, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Marcus Terentius Varro, both of which he occasionally cites. A smaller book on trees, De arboribus, is usually attributed to him. In 1794 the Spanish botanists José Antonio Pavón Jiménez and Hipólito Ruiz López named a genus of Peruvian asterid Columellia in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Columella is the 727th most popular writer (down from 608th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Spain (down from 177th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Writer.

The columella is most famous for its role in the formation of the nasal septum.

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Among writers, Columella ranks 727 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Witold Gombrowicz, Pietro Bembo, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Tirso de Molina, and Ed McBain. After him are Theodore the Studite, Lucan, Jerry Falwell, Robert Burton, Clemens Brentano, and Geoffrey of Monmouth.

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Among people born in 4, Columella ranks 1. After him is Daemusin of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 70, Columella ranks 3. Before him are Andrew the Apostle, and Jude the Apostle. After him are Emperor Suinin, Yohanan ben Zakkai, and Simon bar Giora.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Columella ranks 213 out of 3,355. Before him are John I of Castile (1358), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Ferdinand I of León (1016), Almanzor (930), Tirso de Molina (1579), and Penélope Cruz (1974). After him are Mariano Rajoy (1955), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Lucan (39), and Alfonso III of Asturias (848).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Columella ranks 22. Before him are Joan Fuster (1922), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Luis de Góngora (1561), Leo Africanus (1494), and Tirso de Molina (1579). After him are Lucan (39), Judah Halevi (1079), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Antonio Machado (1875), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), and Prudentius (348).

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