GEOGRAPHER

Jehuda Cresques

1350 - 1427

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Jehudà Cresques (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒəuˈða ˈkɾeskəs], 1360-1410), also known as Jafudà Cresques, Jaume Riba, and Cresques lo Juheu ("Cresques the Jew"), was a converso cartographer from Majorca in the early 15th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jehuda Cresques is the 48th most popular geographer (up from 77th in 2019), the 915th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,798th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Jehuda Cresques ranks 48 out of 86. Before him are Marinus of Tyre, Erich von Drygalski, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Alfred Hettner, Yi-Fu Tuan, and Giovanni Battista Ramusio. After him are Jan Janssonius, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Hans Meyer, Inō Tadataka, August Heinrich Petermann, and Emmanuel de Martonne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1350, Jehuda Cresques ranks 25. Before him are Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić, Spinello Aretino, Guillaume Cale, Ilyas Khoja, Dan II of Wallachia, and Leonor Teles. After him are Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden, Rodrigo de Jerez, Nawruz Beg, Johannes von Tepl, Qulpa, and George Kodinos. Among people deceased in 1427, Jehuda Cresques ranks 4. Before him are Stefan Lazarević, Gentile da Fabriano, and Chimalpopoca.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jehuda Cresques ranks 915 out of 3,355. Before him are David Silva (1986), Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (1929), Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994), Francisco Ayala (1906), Diego Ortiz (1510), and Margaret of Prades (1395). After him are Berengar the Wise (790), Alberto Iglesias (1955), Lucas Vázquez (1991), Pilar Bardem (1939), Míchel Salgado (1975), and Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Spain

Among geographers born in Spain, Jehuda Cresques ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Pomponius Mela (15), Ibn Jubayr (1145), Al-Bakri (1014), and Abraham Cresques (1325).

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