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Jan Długosz

1415 - 1480

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Jan Długosz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈdwuɡɔʂ]; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first historian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Długosz is the 1,205th most popular writer (up from 1,219th in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 258th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Polish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jan Długosz ranks 1,205 out of 7,302. Before him are Rosamunde Pilcher, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Lü Dongbin, Matthias Flacius, and Symeon the New Theologian. After him are Richard Matheson, Rex Stout, Rudolf von Sebottendorf, Diana Mosley, Irwin Shaw, and Khushal Khattak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1415, Jan Długosz ranks 7. Before him are Piero della Francesca, Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Dieric Bouts, Vasily II of Moscow, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, and Joanot Martorell. After him are John Argyropoulos, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Albert van Ouwater, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, John II, Count of Nevers, and Yunus Khan. Among people deceased in 1480, Jan Długosz ranks 3. Before him are Jean Fouquet, and René of Anjou. After him are Antonio Vivarini, Basarab the Old, Justus van Gent, Uhwudong, Janibek Khan, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Eleanor of Scotland, and Nicolas Jenson.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jan Długosz ranks 263 out of 1,694. Before him are Moritz Moszkowski (1854), Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881), Agnieszka Holland (1948), Hermann Schwarz (1843), Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687), and Hugo Münsterberg (1863). After him are Jerzy Kukuczka (1948), Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1954), Martin Kutta (1867), Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (1889), Maria Szymanowska (1789), and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Jan Długosz ranks 25. Before him are Bolesław Prus (1847), Emil Ludwig (1881), B. Traven (1882), Arnold Zweig (1887), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766), and Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927). After him are Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848), Jan Kochanowski (1530), Albert Barillé (1920), Sławomir Mrożek (1930), Martin Opitz (1597), and Andreas Gryphius (1616).

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