WRITER

Bartolomeo Platina

1421 - 1481

Photo of Bartolomeo Platina

Icon of person Bartolomeo Platina

Bartolomeo Sacchi (Italian: [ˌbartɔlɔˈmɛɔ ˈsakki]; 1421 – 21 September 1481), known as il Platina (Italian: [il ˈplatina]) after his birthplace of Piadena, was an Italian Renaissance humanist writer and gastronomist, author of what is considered the first printed cookbook. Platina started his career as a private soldier, before gaining long-term patronage from the Gonzagas. He studied under the Byzantine humanist philosopher John Argyropulos in Florence, where he frequented other fellow humanists, as well as members of the ruling Medici family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bartolomeo Platina has received more than 107,377 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Bartolomeo Platina is the 1,804th most popular writer (up from 1,983rd in 2019), the 1,874th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,973rd in 2019) and the 128th most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bartolomeo Platina ranks 1,804 out of 7,302. Before him are Desanka Maksimović, Cangrande I della Scala, Lilya Brik, Elvira Madigan, Albert Gleizes, and Sanai. After him are Alejandra Pizarnik, Philemon, Mir Taqi Mir, Alberto Manguel, Petros Markaris, and Alfredo M. Bonanno.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1421, Bartolomeo Platina ranks 5. Before him are Henry VI of England, Lazar Branković, Charles, Prince of Viana, and Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici. After him are Vasily Kosoy, John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland. Among people deceased in 1481, Bartolomeo Platina ranks 7. Before him are Mehmed the Conqueror, Christian I of Denmark, Afonso V of Portugal, Lekë Dukagjini, Ikkyū, and Axayacatl. After him are Agostino di Duccio, Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Erik Axelsson Tott, John I, Duke of Cleves, Charles IV of Anjou, and Francesco Filelfo.

Others Born in 1421

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1481

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Bartolomeo Platina ranks 1,874 out of 5,161. Before him are Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1413), Paolo Boi (1528), Cangrande I della Scala (1291), Antonio Sacchini (1730), Alessandra Mussolini (1962), and Eugene de Blaas (1843). After him are Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma (1678), Christian Vieri (1973), Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750), Philemon (-362), Claudia Antonia (30), and Lino Lacedelli (1925).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Bartolomeo Platina ranks 128. Before him are Archestratus (-350), Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446), Gaius Julius Solinus (400), Tavo Burat (1932), Tonino Guerra (1920), and Cangrande I della Scala (1291). After him are Philemon (-362), Alfredo M. Bonanno (1937), Marcus Tullius Tiro (-103), Caecilius Statius (-230), Cesare Zavattini (1902), and Paulinus II of Aquileia (740).

Italian born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous