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Lope de Rueda

1500 - 1565

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Lope de Rueda (c.1505<1510–1565) was a Spanish dramatist and author, regarded by some as the best of his era. A versatile writer, he also wrote comedies, farces, and pasos. He was the precursor to what is considered the golden age of Spanish literature. His plays are considered a transitional stage between Torres Naharro and Lope de Vega. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lope de Rueda is the 3,717th most popular writer (up from 3,967th in 2019), the 1,176th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,263rd in 2019) and the 135th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lope de Rueda ranks 3,717 out of 7,302Before him are Antonio Palomino, Vassilis Alexakis, Kim Stanley Robinson, Andreï Makine, Arnošt Lustig, and Mary Sidney. After him are Antun Mihanović, Simin Daneshvar, Georgi Sava Rakovski, Reginald Rose, Carolina Coronado, and Evgeny Schwartz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Lope de Rueda ranks 48Before him are Nuno Tristão, Georg Pencz, Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, Pedro Reinel, Theodore Bibliander, and Ambrosius Benson. After him are Corneille de Lyon, Ligier Richier, Martim Afonso de Sousa, Leonardo III Tocco, Joachim Camerarius, and João de Castro. Among people deceased in 1565, Lope de Rueda ranks 14Before him are Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ranuccio Farnese, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Semiz Ali Pasha, Lucia Anguissola, and Diego Laynez. After him is Nicolaus von Amsdorf.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Lope de Rueda ranks 1,176 out of 3,355Before him are Félix de Azara (1742), Alex Soler-Roig (1931), José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781), José Luis Perales (1945), Jesús Moncada (1941), and Peret (1935). After him are Francis Solanus (1549), Carolina Coronado (1820), Luis de Pablo (1930), Campanal I (1912), Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842), and Iván Helguera (1975).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Lope de Rueda ranks 135Before him are Ramón Chao (1935), Fernando de Herrera (1534), Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910), Carmen Laforet (1921), Gonzalo de Berceo (1197), and Jesús Moncada (1941). After him are Carolina Coronado (1820), Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842), Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579), Txillardegi (1929), Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano (1824), and José Cadalso (1741).