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Abu Hamid al-Gharnati

1080 - 1170

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Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (full name: Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Sulayman ibn Rabi al-Māzinī al-Qaysi; c. 1080 – 1170) was an Andalusian traveller from Granada who travelled around eastern and central Europe, and wrote about his travels in an Arabic travelogue, Tuhfat al-Albab ("Gift of Hearts"). He also wrote about spectacular places and things in al-Mu’rib ‘an ba’d ‘aja’ib al-Maghreb (Praise of Some of the Wonders of North Africa), and established a genre of books of wonder in Arabic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Hamid al-Gharnati has received more than 10,625 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Hamid al-Gharnati is the 1,916th most popular writer (up from 1,991st in 2019), the 662nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 653rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 1,916 out of 5,755. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Edmond Jabès, Vita Sackville-West, Dora d'Istria, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. After him are Kaj Munk, Desanka Maksimović, Sanai, Theodore I, Jaume Cabré, and Bella Akhmadulina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 9. Before him are Avempace, Norbert of Xanten, Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Matilda of Scotland, and Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan. After him are Margaret Fredkulla, Sanai, Raymond du Puy, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, William of Conches, and William of Malmesbury. Among people deceased in 1170, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Becket, Albert the Bear, Mstislav II of Kiev, Frederick V, Duke of Swabia, and Al-Mustanjid. After him are Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden and Owain Gwynedd.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 662 out of 2,932. Before him are Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Ferdinand de la Cerda (1255), Agila I (null), Count Theodosius (310), Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva (1895), and Luis de Morales (1509). After him are Manuel Fraga (1922), Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (972), Jaume Cabré (1947), Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), and Ramon Casas (1866).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 74. Before him are Abbot Oliba (971), José de Acosta (1540), Luis de León (1527), Jacint Verdaguer (1845), Caterina Albert (1869), and Fernando de Rojas (1470). After him are Jaume Cabré (1947), Mariano José de Larra (1809), Ramón Sampedro (1943), Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943), and Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1888).

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