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Luís de Camões

1524 - 1580

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Luís Vaz de Camões (European Portuguese: [luˈiʒ ˈvaʒ ðɨ kaˈmõjʃ]; c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580), sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns ( KAM-oh-ənz), is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Milton, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads). His collection of poetry The Parnasum of Luís de Camões was lost during his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luís de Camões is the 205th most popular writer (down from 196th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 12th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Writer.

Luís de Camões is most famous for his epic poem, The Lusiads.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Luís de Camões ranks 205 out of 7,302. Before him are Orhan Pamuk, Friedrich Hölderlin, Joseph Conrad, Geoffrey Chaucer, Aldous Huxley, and Imre Kertész. After him are David Woodard, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Terence, and Frédéric Mistral.

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Among people born in 1524, Luís de Camões ranks 2. Before him is Selim II. After him are Pierre de Ronsard, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Louise Labé, Joseph Nasi, Diego de Landa, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, François Hotman, and Plautilla Nelli. Among people deceased in 1580, Luís de Camões ranks 2. Before him is Andrea Palladio. After him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, Henry, King of Portugal, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Ruy López de Segura, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Hieronymus Wolf, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Juliana of Stolberg, and Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Luís de Camões ranks 11 out of 633. Before him are Anthony of Padua (1195), António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), José Saramago (1922), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), António Guterres (1949), and Fernando Pessoa (1888). After him are Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), Pope John XXI (1215), Isabella of Portugal (1503), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), and José Mourinho (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Luís de Camões ranks 3. Before him are José Saramago (1922), and Fernando Pessoa (1888). After him are Denis of Portugal (1261), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Luís Fróis (1532), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Gil Vicente (1465), João de Barros (1496), Almeida Garrett (1799), Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491), and Tomé Pires (1468).

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