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Damião de Góis

1502 - 1574

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Damião de Góis (Portuguese: [dɐmiˈɐ̃w dɨ ˈɣɔjʃ]; February 2, 1502 – January 30, 1574), born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Damião de Góis is the 50th most popular diplomat, the 253rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 244th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Damião de Góis ranks 50 out of 90. Before him are Martin Luther, Amr Moussa, Richard Armitage, Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Ralph Bunche, and Saburō Kurusu. After him are Victoria Nuland, Ambrogio Contarini, Selahattin Ülkümen, Roger Casement, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, and Adam von Trott zu Solz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1502, Damião de Góis ranks 14. Before him are Miguel López de Legazpi, Thomas Tallis, Pedro Nunes, Heinrich Aldegrever, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, and Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After him are Susanna of Bavaria, and Barthel Beham. Among people deceased in 1574, Damião de Góis ranks 16. Before him are Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, Ebussuud Efendi, Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Guru Amar Das, and Louis of Nassau. After him are Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Joachim Camerarius, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Gáspár Heltai, and Hans Eworth.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Damião de Góis ranks 253 out of 633. Before him are Fernando II, Duke of Braganza (1430), André Villas-Boas (1977), Maria de Medeiros (1965), Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal (1739), Fernando Couto (1969), and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415). After him are James of Portugal (1433), Estêvão Gomes (1484), Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), John of Biclaro (540), Nuno Tristão (1500), and Francisco Lázaro (1891).

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Among DIPLOMATS In Portugal

Among diplomats born in Portugal, Damião de Góis ranks 1. 

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