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Marin Barleti

1450 - 1513

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Marin Barleti (Latin: Marinus Barletius, Italian: Marino Barlezio; c. 1450–1454 – c. 1512) was a historian, humanist and Catholic priest from Shkodër. He is considered the first Albanian historian because of his 1504 eyewitness account of the 1478 siege of Shkodra. Barleti is better known for his second work, a biography on Skanderbeg, translated into many languages in the 16th to the 20th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marin Barleti is the 160th most popular historian (down from 158th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Albania (down from 34th in 2019) and the most popular Albanian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Marin Barleti ranks 160 out of 561Before him are François Furet, Matrakçı Nasuh, Gottfried Achenwall, Martino Martini, Norman Davies, and Hermann Abert. After him are Augustin Thierry, Jan Assmann, Ivane Javakhishvili, E. P. Thompson, Antiochus of Syracuse, and C. Northcote Parkinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Marin Barleti ranks 29Before him are Juan de Flandes, Francesco Francia, Ravidas, Pedro Berruguete, Ercole de' Roberti, and Gaspar Corte-Real. After him are Basarab II of Wallachia, Bartolomeo Montagna, John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne, Yunus Pasha, Nephon II of Constantinople, and Yuriy Drohobych. Among people deceased in 1513, Marin Barleti ranks 8Before him are John, King of Denmark, Pinturicchio, James IV of Scotland, Helena of Moscow, Şehzade Korkut, and Şehzade Ahmet. After him is Anton Koberger.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Marin Barleti ranks 36 out of 150Before him are Bamir Topi (1957), Shefqet Vërlaci (1877), Naim Frashëri (1846), John Koukouzelis (1280), Haxhi Lleshi (1913), and Fatos Nano (1952). After him are Bujar Nishani (1966), Evangelos Zappas (1800), Koca Davud Pasha (1401), Ilir Meta (1969), Gjergj Fishta (1871), and Dritëro Agolli (1931).

Among HISTORIANS In Albania

Among historians born in Albania, Marin Barleti ranks 1After him are Aleks Buda (1910).