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Lorenzo Valla

1407 - 1457

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Lorenzo Valla (Italian: [loˈrɛntso ˈvalla]; also latinized as Laurentius; c. 1407 – 1 August 1457) was an Italian Renaissance humanist scholar, rhetorician, educator, and Catholic priest. He is best known for his historical-critical textual analysis that proved that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery, therefore attacking and undermining the presumption of temporal power claimed by the papacy. Lorenzo is sometimes seen as a precursor of the Reformation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorenzo Valla is the 375th most popular writer (down from 337th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 455th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Italian Writer.

Lorenzo Valla was a humanist who is most famous for his work in exposing the Donation of Constantine as a forgery.

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Among writers, Lorenzo Valla ranks 375 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivar Aasen, Carlos Castaneda, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Mikhail Sholokhov, Jean Genet, and Theocritus. After him are Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Salman Rushdie, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Margaret Mitchell, and Appian.

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Among people born in 1407, Lorenzo Valla ranks 2. Before him is John Hunyadi. After him are Demetrios Palaiologos, Esen Taishi, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, Leonello d'Este, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Ashikaga Yoshikazu, and Bartolomeo Bon. Among people deceased in 1457, Lorenzo Valla ranks 3. Before him are Rita of Cascia, and Ladislaus the Posthumous. After him are Jingtai Emperor, Danjong of Joseon, Andrea del Castagno, Francesco Foscari, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Goharshad Begum, and Bartolomeu Perestrello.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lorenzo Valla ranks 543 out of 5,161. Before him are Gaius Gracchus (-154), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Salvatore Riina (1930), Emilio Segrè (1905), Pope Agapetus II (900), and Theocritus (-315). After him are Giovanni Falcone (1939), Anna Magnani (1908), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Calpurnia (-77), Francesco I Sforza (1401), and Gaius Julius Caesar (-135).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Lorenzo Valla ranks 31. Before him are Luigi Pirandello (1867), Alberto Moravia (1907), Christine de Pizan (1365), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), and Theocritus (-315). After him are Cornelius Nepos (-100), Elena Ferrante (1943), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Livius Andronicus (-280), Pietro Aretino (1492), and Ennius (-239).

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