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José de Acosta

1540 - 1600

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José de Acosta, SJ (1539 or 1540 in Medina del Campo, Spain – February 15, 1600 in Salamanca, Spain) was a sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America. His deductions regarding the ill effects of crossing over the Andes in 1570 related to the atmosphere being too thin for human needs led to the modern understanding of a variety of altitude sickness, now referred to as Acosta's disease. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José de Acosta is the 1,421st most popular writer (up from 1,545th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Spain (up from 542nd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, José de Acosta ranks 1,421 out of 7,302. Before him are Roger Caillois, Fulcher of Chartres, A. E. van Vogt, Odo of Cluny, Allan Pinkerton, and William Styron. After him are Louise Labé, Liu Cixin, Joachim Fest, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Callinus, and Poul Anderson.

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Among people born in 1540, José de Acosta ranks 10. Before him are Charles II, Archduke of Austria, John Sigismund Zápolya, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Lady Katherine Grey, Maharana Pratap, and Hümaşah Sultan. After him are Magnus, Duke of Holstein, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, Paschal Baylón, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, Gasparo da Salò, and Won Gyun. Among people deceased in 1600, José de Acosta ranks 7. Before him are Giordano Bruno, Ishida Mitsunari, Sawney Bean, Catharina van Hemessen, Konishi Yukinaga, and Hosokawa Gracia. After him are Luis de Molina, Enrique of Malacca, Gaspar de Lemos, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, and Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José de Acosta ranks 478 out of 3,355. Before him are María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880), Ulpia Marciana (48), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), Dulce of Aragon (1160), Josep Maria Bartomeu (1963), and Beatrice of Castile (1242). After him are Pepe Reina (1982), Joaquín Turina (1882), José Villalonga (1919), Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (1657), Jabir ibn Aflah (1100), and Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, José de Acosta ranks 44. Before him are Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Joanot Martorell (1415), Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (912), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), and Pío Baroja (1872). After him are Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Javier Marías (1951), José de Espronceda (1808), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), and Rafael Alberti (1902).

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