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Teofilo Folengo

1491 - 1544

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Teofilo Folengo (Italian pronunciation: [teˌɔːfilo foˈleŋɡo]; 8 November 1491 – 9 December 1544), who wrote under the pseudonym of Merlino Coccajo or Merlinus Cocaius in Latin, was one of the principal Italian macaronic poets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Teofilo Folengo is the 3,583rd most popular writer (up from 3,597th in 2019), the 3,035th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,024th in 2019) and the 210th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among writers, Teofilo Folengo ranks 3,583 out of 7,302. Before him are Musine Kokalari, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Dorothea Viehmann, E. W. Hornung, Antoine de la Sale, and Torgny Lindgren. After him are Ozaki Kōyō, Titus Quinctius Atta, Augusto Monterroso, Arthur Waley, Giovanni Pontano, and Edward William Lane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1491, Teofilo Folengo ranks 11. Before him are Zhengde Emperor, Martin Bucer, Francesco Melzi, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, and Nicolò da Ponte.  Among people deceased in 1544, Teofilo Folengo ranks 13. Before him are Valerius Cordus, Pedro Damiano, Ruy López de Villalobos, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Bonaventure des Périers, and Antonio de Guevara. After him are Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz, and Nilakantha Somayaji.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Teofilo Folengo ranks 3,035 out of 5,161. Before him are Alberico Gentili (1552), Inigo Campioni (1878), Caterina Visconti (1360), Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (1851), Franca Rame (1929), and Nino Cerruti (1930). After him are Enzo Ghinazzi (1955), Ugo Frigerio (1901), Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany (950), Dorino Serafini (1909), Francesca Bertini (1892), and Giovanni Battista Beccaria (1716).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Teofilo Folengo ranks 210. Before him are Olympia Fulvia Morata (1526), Giuseppe Parini (1729), Erri De Luca (1950), Carlo Rosselli (1899), Ennio Flaiano (1910), and Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso (1808). After him are Julius Obsequens (400), Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791), Arator (500), Teresa de Lauretis (1938), Antonio Beccadelli (1394), and Ranieri de' Calzabigi (1714).

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