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Sigismund von Herberstein

1486 - 1566

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Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein (or Baron Sigismund von Herberstein; 23 August 1486 – 28 March 1566) was a Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was most noted for his extensive writing on the geography, history and customs of Russia, and contributed greatly to early Western European knowledge of that area. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund von Herberstein is the 2,291st most popular writer (down from 2,077th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 40th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Slovene Writer.

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Among writers, Sigismund von Herberstein ranks 2,291 out of 7,302. Before him are Frankétienne, Tobias Smollett, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ding Ling, Fernando de Rojas, and János Arany. After him are Paul Du Chaillu, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Gurju Khatun, Camilla Collett, Constantine Manasses, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Sigismund von Herberstein ranks 17. Before him are Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Johann Eck, Francysk Skaryna, Andreas Karlstadt, Thomas of Villanova, and William IX, Marquis of Montferrat. After him are Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, Ludwig Senfl, and Girolamo Priuli. Among people deceased in 1566, Sigismund von Herberstein ranks 10. Before him are Diane de Poitiers, Nikola IV Zrinski, Daniele da Volterra, Louise Labé, Leonhart Fuchs, and Antonio de Cabezón. After him are Margaret Paleologa, Lambert Lombard, Taddeo Zuccari, Jan Sanders van Hemessen, Francisco López de Gómara, and Guillaume Rondelet.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Sigismund von Herberstein ranks 46 out of 340. Before him are Leon Štukelj (1898), Srečko Katanec (1963), Luka Dončić (1999), Leon Rupnik (1880), Johann Weikhard von Valvasor (1641), and Alma Karlin (1889). After him are Janko Prunk (1942), Milan Vidmar (1885), Max Fabiani (1865), Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929), Rihard Jakopič (1869), and Stanko Vraz (1810).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Sigismund von Herberstein ranks 5. Before him are France Prešeren (1800), Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), and Alma Karlin (1889). After him are Stanko Vraz (1810), Edvard Kocbek (1904), Drago Jančar (1948), Valentin Vodnik (1758), Oton Župančič (1878), Srečko Kosovel (1904), and Adam Bohorič (1520).

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