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Polydore Vergil

1470 - 1555

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Polydore Vergil or Virgil (Italian: Polidoro Virgili, commonly Latinised as Polydorus Vergilius; c. 1470 – 18 April 1555), widely known as Polydore Vergil of Urbino, was an Italian humanist scholar, historian, priest and diplomat, who spent much of his life in England. He is particularly remembered for his works the Proverbiorum libellus (1498), a collection of Latin proverbs; De inventoribus rerum (1499), a history of discoveries and origins; and the Anglica Historia (drafted by 1513; printed in 1534), an influential history of England. He has been dubbed the "Father of English History". Vergil is sometimes referred to in contemporary documents as Polydore Vergil Castellensis or Castellen, leading some to assume that he was a kinsman of his patron, Cardinal Adriano Castellesi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Polydore Vergil is the 5,370th most popular writer (down from 5,211th in 2019), the 3,812th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,747th in 2019) and the 262nd most popular Italian Writer.

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Among writers, Polydore Vergil ranks 5,370 out of 7,302. Before him are Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Raymond Schwartz, Timothy Zahn, James Lee Burke, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, and Robin Morgan. After him are Jacob van Maerlant, Abdulla Shaig, Sergey Gorodetsky, Willi Apel, Izzat Ghazzawi, and Pat Barker.

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Among people born in 1470, Polydore Vergil ranks 29. Before him are Willibald Pirckheimer, Ludovico di Varthema, Gonzalo Guerrero, Marco Basaiti, Fernão de Loronha, and Daniel Hopfer.  Among people deceased in 1555, Polydore Vergil ranks 25. Before him are Justus Jonas, Jan Mostaert, Olympia Fulvia Morata, Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Stephen Gardiner.

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Among people born in Italy, Polydore Vergil ranks 3,813 out of 5,161. Before him are Claudia Gerini (1971), Francesco Cornaro (1585), Lorenzo Mangiante (1891), Bruno Giordano (1956), Valentina Nappi (1990), and Tullio Baraglia (1934). After him are Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela (1781), Carlo Maria Abate (1932), Franca Valeri (1920), Attilio Lombardo (1966), Eugenio Lazzarini (1945), and Riccardo Scamarcio (1979).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Polydore Vergil ranks 262. Before him are Gesualdo Bufalino (1920), Andrea Maffei (1798), Cassandra Fedele (1465), Carlo Porta (1775), Simon Gregorčič (1844), and Giuseppe Giusti (1809). After him are Aldo Palazzeschi (1885), Edoardo Sanguineti (1930), Federigo Tozzi (1883), Mario Luzi (1914), Anna Maria Ortese (1914), and Nino Martoglio (1870).

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