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Francesco Guicciardini

1483 - 1540

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Francesco Guicciardini (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ɡwittʃarˈdiːni]; 6 March 1483 – 22 May 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. In his masterpiece, The History of Italy, Guicciardini paved the way for a new style in historiography with his use of government sources to support arguments and the realistic analysis of the people and events of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Guicciardini is the 57th most popular historian (up from 60th in 2019), the 857th most popular biography from Italy (up from 873rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Historian.

Francesco Guicciardini was a diplomat, historian, and philosopher. He is most famous for his book, The History of Italy, which he wrote in the 16th century.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 57 out of 561. Before him are Niketas Choniates, Poggio Bracciolini, Aby Warburg, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, and Justin. After him are Euhemerus, Ernst Gombrich, Johann Gustav Droysen, John Skylitzes, Heinrich Wölfflin, and Tzvetan Todorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 4. Before him are Martin Luther, Raphael, and Babur. After him are Francisco de Vitoria, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Paolo Giovio, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Felice della Rovere, Gasparo Contarini, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, and Simon Bening. Among people deceased in 1540, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 6. Before him are John Zápolya, Parmigianino, Rosso Fiorentino, Angela Merici, and Thomas Cromwell. After him are Juan Luis Vives, Tristão da Cunha, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Dawit II, Guillaume Budé, and Joos van Cleve.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 857 out of 5,161. Before him are Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), Baldassare Peruzzi (1481), Pietro Metastasio (1698), Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776), Vittoria Colonna (1490), and Isabella d'Este (1474). After him are Euhemerus (-330), Stefania Sandrelli (1946), Milo of Croton (-557), Sejanus (-20), Fabio Cannavaro (1973), and Giuseppe Torelli (1658).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 7. Before him are Livy (-59), Diodorus Siculus (-90), Suetonius (70), Leonardo Bruni (1370), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), and Poggio Bracciolini (1380). After him are Euhemerus (-330), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Timaeus (-350), Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), and Andrea Alciato (1492).

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