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Janus Pannonius

1434 - 1472

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Janus Pannonius (Hungarian: Csezmiczei János or Kesencei János, Latin: Ioannes Pannonius, Croatian: Ivan Česmički; 29 August 1434 – 27 March 1472) was an influential intellectual in the Kingdom of Hungary, a Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs. He was the most significant poet of the Renaissance in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of the better-known figures of humanist poetry in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janus Pannonius is the 2,269th most popular writer (up from 2,565th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Hungary (up from 283rd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among writers, Janus Pannonius ranks 2,269 out of 7,302. Before him are Ibn Taghribirdi, Etel Adnan, Thomas Wyatt, Horacio Quiroga, Colin Wilson, and Erin Hunter. After him are Matthew Arnold, Edward FitzGerald, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Bo Carpelan, Paul the Silentiary, and Étienne Dolet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1434, Janus Pannonius ranks 6. Before him are Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, Michael Wolgemut, Yolande of Valois, Charles II, Duke of Bourbon, and Antonio Grimani. After him are Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Constantine Lascaris, Mary of Guelders, and Kanō Masanobu. Among people deceased in 1472, Janus Pannonius ranks 8. Before him are Basilios Bessarion, Michelozzo, Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry, and Nezahualcoyotl. After him are Jacquetta of Luxembourg, George of Trebizond, and John Vitéz.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Janus Pannonius ranks 271 out of 1,077. Before him are Charles Simonyi (1948), József Antall (1932), Amrita Sher-Gil (1913), Károly Grósz (1930), Ilona Elek (1907), and Michu Meszaros (1939). After him are Imre Steindl (1839), Miklós Fehér (1979), Rudolf Bauer (1879), Pál Csernai (1932), Thomas Szasz (1920), and Isidor Gunsberg (1854).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Janus Pannonius ranks 28. Before him are Mór Jókai (1825), Viktor Barna (1911), László Krasznahorkai (1954), Péter Esterházy (1950), George Tabori (1914), and Anton Bernolák (1762). After him are Miloš Crnjanski (1893), Frigyes Karinthy (1887), Mihály Vörösmarty (1800), Kató Lomb (1909), Miklós Radnóti (1909), and Antal Szerb (1901).

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