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Benjamin of Tudela

1130 - 1173

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Benjamin of Tudela (fl. c. 12th century), also known as Benjamin ben Jonah, was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the twelfth century. His vivid descriptions of western Asia preceded those of Marco Polo by a hundred years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin of Tudela has received more than 337,169 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Benjamin of Tudela is the 90th most popular explorer (down from 78th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Spain (down from 257th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Benjamin of Tudela is most famous for his account of his travels from 1160-1173.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 90 out of 498. Before him are Hugh Glass, Sebastian Cabot, Jean de Béthencourt, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Tristão da Cunha, and Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira. After him are Charles Marie de La Condamine, Bjarni Herjólfsson, Robert FitzRoy, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Carsten Niebuhr, and Martín Alonso Pinzón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1130, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 9. Before him are Pope Clement III, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Saint Rosalia, Géza II of Hungary, Toghrul, and Rashid ad-Din Sinan. After him are Charles VII of Sweden, Akka Mahadevi, Magnus II of Sweden, Theobald V, Count of Blois, Nicholas of Verdun, and Beatrice of Rethel. Among people deceased in 1173, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 3. Before him are Najm ad-Din Ayyub, and Petronilla of Aragon. After him are Bolesław IV the Curly, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Uijong of Goryeo, Matthew, Count of Boulogne, Richard of Saint Victor, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Kol of Sweden.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 328 out of 3,355. Before him are Prudentius (348), Amancio Amaro (1939), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Rafael Nadal (1986), and John of Ávila (1500). After him are Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), Pompeu Fabra (1868), Ferdinand II of León (1137), Joseph Calasanz (1556), and Pedro Sánchez (1972).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 16. Before him are Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Hernando de Soto (1500), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), and Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542). After him are Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), and Pánfilo de Narváez (1478).

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