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António Vieira

1608 - 1697

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António Vieira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu viˈɐjɾɐ]; 6 February 1608 – 18 July 1697) was a Portuguese Jesuit priest, diplomat, orator, preacher, philosopher, writer, and member of the Royal Council to the King of Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of António Vieira has received more than 167,406 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. António Vieira is the 2,369th most popular writer (up from 2,379th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, António Vieira ranks 2,369 out of 7,302. Before him are Vítězslav Nezval, Luigi Illica, Frank McCourt, Ueda Akinari, William Auld, and Ulf Stark. After him are Ludovico di Varthema, Dionysios Solomos, Leonard Woolf, Edith Hamilton, Cigerxwîn, and Jonas Jonasson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1608, António Vieira ranks 11. Before him are Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Tukaram, Ivan Vyhovsky, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, and Jacob Adriaensz Backer. After him are Pieter Post, Eudoxia Streshneva, and Thomas Fuller. Among people deceased in 1697, António Vieira ranks 6. Before him are Charles XI of Sweden, Francesco Redi, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, and Nicolaus Bruhns. After him are Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, John Aubrey, Libéral Bruant, Gregorio Barbarigo, Niels Juel, and Filippo Baldinucci.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, António Vieira ranks 199 out of 633. Before him are José Saraiva Martins (1932), Pelagio Galvani (1165), Alberto Festa (1939), Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark (1211), Zeca Afonso (1929), and Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders (1157). After him are Paulo Bento (1969), Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza (1568), José Sócrates (1957), Infanta Benedita of Portugal (1746), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), and Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza (1806).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, António Vieira ranks 13. Before him are Gil Vicente (1465), João de Barros (1496), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Luís Fróis (1532), Almeida Garrett (1799), and Tomé Pires (1468). After him are Mariana Alcoforado (1640), Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919), Alexandre Herculano (1810), Miguel Torga (1907), Duarte Barbosa (1480), and Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491).

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