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Salimbene di Adam

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Salimbene di Adam (or Salimbene of Parma) (9 October 1221 – c. 1290) was an Italian Franciscan friar, theologian, and chronicler. Salimbene was one of the most celebrated Franciscan chroniclers of the High Middle Ages. His Cronica is a fundamental source for Italian history of the 13th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salimbene di Adam is the 2,974th most popular writer (up from 3,128th in 2019), the 2,675th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,770th in 2019) and the 179th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Salimbene di Adam ranks 2,974 out of 7,302Before him are Gisèle Halimi, Drago Jančar, Sergei Nilus, Pierre Souvestre, Fatma Aliye Topuz, and Fumiko Hayashi. After him are Mahasweta Devi, Marija Jurić Zagorka, Abraham Goldfaden, Robert de Nola, Dracontius, and Tom Sharpe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1221, Salimbene di Adam ranks 8Before him are Theodore II Laskaris, Alfonso X of Castile, Margaret of Provence, Al-Adil II, Qara Hülegü, and Yesü Möngke.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Salimbene di Adam ranks 2,675 out of 5,161Before him are Franca Viola (1948), Roberto Farinacci (1892), Guido Marini (1965), Appius Claudius Pulcher (-250), Carlo Ruzzini (1653), and Enrichetta d'Este (1702). After him are Taddeo di Bartolo (1362), Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870), Alvise I Mocenigo (1507), Elia Dalla Costa (1872), Thrasybulus of Syracuse (-500), and Gaetano Pugnani (1731).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Salimbene di Adam ranks 179Before him are Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893), Massimo Bontempelli (1878), Apostolo Zeno (1668), Gasparo Contarini (1483), Moderata Fonte (1555), and Lucrezia Marinella (1571). After him are Félix Fénéon (1861), Titus Burckhardt (1908), Silvio Pellico (1789), Alda Merini (1931), Ludovico di Varthema (1470), and Marco Foscarini (1696).