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Ludovico di Varthema

1470 - 1517

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Ludovico di Varthema, also known as Barthema and Vertomannus (c. 1470 – 1517), was an Italian traveller, diarist and aristocrat known for being one of the first non-Muslim Europeans to enter Mecca as a pilgrim. Nearly everything that is known about his life comes from his own account of his travels, Itinerario de Ludouico de Varthema Bolognese, published in Rome in 1510. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludovico di Varthema is the 3,115th most popular writer (down from 2,369th in 2019), the 2,770th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,297th in 2019) and the 184th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ludovico di Varthema ranks 3,115 out of 7,302. Before him are Jurij Koch, Andrei Amalrik, Larry Niven, Gunnar Staalesen, Herbert Read, and Frederick Denison Maurice. After him are Jim Rohn, Faltonia Betitia Proba, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Jonathan Franzen, Marco Foscarini, and Jean-Sifrein Maury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1470, Ludovico di Varthema ranks 24. Before him are Wen Zhengming, Fernando de Rojas, João I of Kongo, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Bernardo Dovizi, and Willibald Pirckheimer. After him are Gonzalo Guerrero, Marco Basaiti, Fernão de Loronha, Daniel Hopfer, and Polydore Vergil. Among people deceased in 1517, Ludovico di Varthema ranks 19. Before him are Sikandar Lodi, Francesco Francia, Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, Yunus Pasha, and Hadım Sinan Pasha.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ludovico di Varthema ranks 2,770 out of 5,161. Before him are Nicola Cabibbo (1935), Emanuele d'Astorga (1680), Adolfo Baloncieri (1897), Ernesto Ambrosini (1894), Adone Zoli (1887), and Francesco Dandolo (1258). After him are Philistus (-430), Alberto Gilardino (1982), Marco Foscarini (1696), Daria Nicolodi (1950), Guido Bonatti (1210), and Alberto Burri (1915).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Ludovico di Varthema ranks 184. Before him are Lucrezia Marinella (1571), Salimbene di Adam (1221), Félix Fénéon (1861), Titus Burckhardt (1908), Silvio Pellico (1789), and Alda Merini (1931). After him are Marco Foscarini (1696), Roberto Calasso (1941), Aemilius Macer (null), Giovanni della Casa (1503), Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824), and Goffredo Mameli (1827).

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