HISTORIAN

Fernão Lopes

1385 - 1458

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Fernão Lopes (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w ˈlɔpɨʃ]; c. 1385 – after 1459) was a Portuguese chronicler appointed by King Edward of Portugal. Fernão Lopes wrote the history of Portugal, but only a part of his work remained. His way of writing was based on oral discourse, and, on every page, it revealed his roots among the common people. He is one of the fathers of the European historiography, or a precursor of the scientific historiography, basing his works always on the documental proof, and, as he said, on his pages "one cannot find the beauty of words but the nudity of the truth." He was an autodidact. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernão Lopes is the 355th most popular historian (down from 347th in 2019), the 313th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 303rd in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Fernão Lopes ranks 355 out of 561. Before him are Serhii Plokhy, Arno Peters, Jérôme Carcopino, Nicholas Adontz, Kurt Aland, and Milan Šufflay. After him are Hafiz-i Abru, Dino Compagni, J. B. Bury, Edward Granville Browne, Miroslav Hroch, and Fenestella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1385, Fernão Lopes ranks 9. Before him are Tvrtko II of Bosnia, John I, Duke of Alençon, Cristoforo Buondelmonti, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Paul von Rusdorf, and Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola.  Among people deceased in 1458, Fernão Lopes ranks 9. Before him are Lazar Branković, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, John II of Cyprus, Basarab II of Wallachia, and Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden. After him is Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Fernão Lopes ranks 313 out of 633. Before him are Marco Silva (1977), João Félix (1999), Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842), Pedro Teixeira (1585), Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza (1805), and Marcos Portugal (1762). After him are João de Castro (1500), Salvador Sobral (1989), Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465), Raul Meireles (1983), João Cancelo (1994), and Rui Patrício (1988).

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Among HISTORIANS In Portugal

Among historians born in Portugal, Fernão Lopes ranks 1. 

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