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Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
Alberico Gentili
Alberico Gentili (14 January 1552 – 19 June 1608) was an Italian jurist, a tutor of Queen Elizabeth I, and a standing advocate to the Spanish Embassy in London, who served as the Regius professor of civil law at the University of Oxford for 21 years. He is regarded as the co-founder of the field of international law, and thus known as the "Father of international law". The first medieval writer on public international law,in 1587 Gentili became the first non-English person to be a Regius Professor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alberico Gentili has received more than 158,670 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alberico Gentili is the 41st most popular lawyer (up from 702nd in 2019), the 2,528th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,612th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Lawyer.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
52.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among LAWYERS
Among lawyers, Alberico Gentili ranks 41 out of 68. Before him are Alfenus Varus, Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Heinrich Marx, Asad ibn al-Furat, Alan Dershowitz, and William Blackstone. After him are Cino da Pistoia, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, Adrian Năstase, Hisashi Owada, Navi Pillay, and Roy Cohn.
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Alfenus Varus
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 35
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
1904 - 1944
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 36
Heinrich Marx
1777 - 1838
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 37
Asad ibn al-Furat
759 - 828
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 38
Alan Dershowitz
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 39
William Blackstone
1723 - 1780
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 40
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 41
Cino da Pistoia
1270 - 1336
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 42
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
1808 - 1881
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 43
Adrian Năstase
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 44
Hisashi Owada
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 45
Navi Pillay
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 46
Roy Cohn
1927 - 1986
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 47
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1552, Alberico Gentili ranks 20. Before him are Dom Justo Takayama, Marfa Sobakina, Anna of Cleves, Pietro Cataldi, Paolo Sarpi, and Barbara Longhi. After him are Edward Coke, Richard Hakluyt, and Gabriello Chiabrera. Among people deceased in 1608, Alberico Gentili ranks 13. Before him are Andrew Avellino, Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, Sigismund Rákóczi, Bernardo Buontalenti, Marie Eleonore of Cleves, and Ğazı II Giray. After him are Bartolomeo Carducci, Ivan Bolotnikov, Philipp Nicolai, and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset.
Others Born in 1552
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Dom Justo Takayama
1552 - 1615
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 14
Marfa Sobakina
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 15
Anna of Cleves
1552 - 1632
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 16
Pietro Cataldi
1552 - 1626
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 17
Paolo Sarpi
1552 - 1623
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 18
Barbara Longhi
1552 - 1638
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 19
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 20
Edward Coke
1552 - 1634
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 21
Richard Hakluyt
1552 - 1616
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 22
Gabriello Chiabrera
1552 - 1638
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1608
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Andrew Avellino
1521 - 1608
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 7
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
1557 - 1608
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 8
Sigismund Rákóczi
1544 - 1608
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 9
Bernardo Buontalenti
1531 - 1608
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 10
Marie Eleonore of Cleves
1550 - 1608
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 11
Ğazı II Giray
1551 - 1608
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 12
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 13
Bartolomeo Carducci
1554 - 1608
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 14
Ivan Bolotnikov
1600 - 1608
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 15
Philipp Nicolai
1556 - 1608
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 16
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
1536 - 1608
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 17
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Alberico Gentili ranks 2,528 out of 4,668. Before him are Giovanni Sgambati (1841), Reniero Zeno (1250), Taddeo di Bartolo (1362), Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580), Carlo Rambaldi (1925), and Massimo d'Azeglio (1798). After him are Caterina Boratto (1915), Massimo Ranieri (1951), Joseph the Hymnographer (816), Gianluigi Saccaro (1938), Sylvano Bussotti (1931), and Bartolomeo Carducci (1554).
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Giovanni Sgambati
1841 - 1914
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,522
Reniero Zeno
1250 - 1268
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,523
Taddeo di Bartolo
1362 - 1422
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,524
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger
1580 - 1651
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,525
Carlo Rambaldi
1925 - 2012
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,526
Massimo d'Azeglio
1798 - 1866
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,527
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,528
Caterina Boratto
1915 - 2010
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,529
Massimo Ranieri
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,530
Joseph the Hymnographer
816 - 886
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,531
Gianluigi Saccaro
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 2,532
Sylvano Bussotti
1931 - 2021
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 2,533
Bartolomeo Carducci
1554 - 1608
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 2,534
Among LAWYERS In Italy
Among lawyers born in Italy, Alberico Gentili ranks 4. Before him are Irnerius (1050), Baldus de Ubaldis (1327), and Alfenus Varus (-100). After him are Cino da Pistoia (1270) and Dario Franceschini (1958).
Irnerius
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1
Baldus de Ubaldis
1327 - 1400
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 2
Alfenus Varus
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 4
Cino da Pistoia
1270 - 1336
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 5
Dario Franceschini
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 6
