WRITER

Fernando de Rojas

1470 - 1541

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Fernando de Rojas (c. 1465/73, in La Puebla de Montalbán, Toledo, Spain – April 1541, in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain) was a Spanish author and dramatist, known for his only surviving work, La Celestina (originally titled Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea), first published in 1499. It is variously considered "the last work of the Spanish Middle Ages or the first work of the Spanish Renaissance". Rojas wrote La Celestina while still a student. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando de Rojas is the 2,289th most popular writer (down from 2,181st in 2019), the 771st most popular biography from Spain (down from 754th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Fernando de Rojas ranks 2,289 out of 7,302. Before him are Alma Karlin, Walter of Châtillon, Frankétienne, Tobias Smollett, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, and Ding Ling. After him are János Arany, Sigismund von Herberstein, Paul Du Chaillu, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Gurju Khatun, and Camilla Collett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1470, Fernando de Rojas ranks 19. Before him are Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Lucrezia de' Medici, Quli Qutb Shah, Tang Yin, Vincenzo Catena, and Wen Zhengming. After him are João I of Kongo, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Bernardo Dovizi, Willibald Pirckheimer, Ludovico di Varthema, and Gonzalo Guerrero. Among people deceased in 1541, Fernando de Rojas ranks 13. Before him are Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Jean Clouet, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Francysk Skaryna, Bernard van Orley, and Andreas Karlstadt. After him are Juan de Valdés, Thomas Culpeper, and Wolfgang Capito.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fernando de Rojas ranks 771 out of 3,355. Before him are Rossy de Palma (1964), Manuel Sanchís Martínez (1938), Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás (1900), Néstor Almendros (1930), José Miaja (1878), and Lluís Martínez Sistach (1937). After him are Manuel Valls (1962), Lamine Yamal (2007), José Luis Mendilibar (1961), Aznar Galíndez I (800), Luis de Milán (1500), and Ramón de la Fuente Leal (1907).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Fernando de Rojas ranks 86. Before him are Mariano José de Larra (1809), Miguel Delibes (1920), Abraham ibn Daud (1110), Jorge Manrique (1440), Ana María Matute (1925), and Francesc Eiximenis (1330). After him are Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943), Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null), Juvencus (400), Juan del Encina (1468), José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920), and Juan de Valdés (1505).

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