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Gerard of Cremona

1114 - 1187

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Gerard of Cremona (Latin: Gerardus Cremonensis; c. 1114 – 1187) was an Italian translator of scientific books from Arabic into Latin. He worked in Toledo, Kingdom of Castile and obtained the Arabic books in the libraries at Toledo. Some of the books had been originally written in Greek and, although well known in Byzantine Constantinople and Greece at the time, were unavailable in Greek or Latin in Western Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard of Cremona is the 817th most popular writer (up from 832nd in 2019), the 1,004th most popular biography from Italy (down from 980th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Italian Writer.

Gerard of Cremona is most famous for translating many important texts from Arabic to Latin.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gerard of Cremona ranks 817 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph of Anchieta, Robert Ludlum, William Saroyan, Masaru Emoto, Alexander Blok, and Julius Fučík. After him are Nikolay Karamzin, James Jones, Aelia Eudocia, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Colleen McCullough, and Zeb-un-Nissa.

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Among people born in 1114, Gerard of Cremona ranks 3. Before him are Bhāskara II, and Otto of Freising. After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, Rainald of Dassel, and Gertrude of Sulzbach. Among people deceased in 1187, Gerard of Cremona ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Urban III, Raynald of Châtillon, and Raymond III, Count of Tripoli. After him are Emperor Gaozong of Song, Constantine Manasses, Roger de Moulins, Adelaide of Vohburg, Ruben III, Prince of Armenia, and Alexios Branas.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gerard of Cremona ranks 1,004 out of 5,161. Before him are Cesare Pavese (1908), Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548), Adelaide of Austria (1822), Antonio Negri (1933), Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), and Leonardo Vinci (1690). After him are Daniele da Volterra (1509), Hormizd I (250), Umberto Giordano (1867), Piero Ferrari (1945), Hugo Pratt (1927), and Carlo Rubbia (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Gerard of Cremona ranks 73. Before him are Theognis of Megara (-570), Maurus Servius Honoratus (363), Arrigo Boito (1842), Valerius Maximus (-100), Gnaeus Naevius (-275), and Cesare Pavese (1908). After him are Elsa Morante (1912), Stesichorus (-630), Ibycus (-600), Andrea Camilleri (1925), Gaius Lucilius (-180), and Guido Cavalcanti (1258).

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