WRITER

Christine de Pizan

1365 - 1430

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Christine de Pizan or Pisan (French: [kʁistin də pizɑ̃] , Middle French: [krisˈtinə də piˈzã]; born Cristina da Pizzano; September 1364 – c. 1430), was an Italian-born French court writer for King Charles VI of France and several French royal dukes, in both prose and poetry. Christine de Pizan served as a court writer in medieval France after the death of her husband. Christine's patrons included dukes Louis I of Orleans, Philip the Bold of Burgundy, and his son John the Fearless. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christine de Pizan has received more than 878,821 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Christine de Pizan is the 361st most popular writer (down from 248th in 2019), the 480th most popular biography from Italy (down from 320th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Writer.

Christine de Pizan was a late medieval French writer and poet who is most famous for her work The Book of the City of Ladies.

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  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Christine de Pizan ranks 361 out of 7,302. Before her are Herta Müller, Mikhail Lermontov, Simonides of Ceos, James Fenimore Cooper, Jorge Amado, and Margaret Mitchell. After her are Ian Fleming, Mahmoud Darwish, Mario Puzo, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Paul Auster, and Jo Nesbø.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1365, Christine de Pizan ranks 1. After her are U of Goryeo, William II, Duke of Bavaria, Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Violant of Bar, Gregory Tsamblak, and Niccolò de' Niccoli. Among people deceased in 1430, Christine de Pizan ranks 2. Before her is Vytautas. After her are Philippa of England, Al-Musta'in, Cristoforo Buondelmonti, Alain Chartier, and Hafiz-i Abru.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Christine de Pizan ranks 480 out of 5,161. Before her are Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Pope Simplicius (420), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), Guccio Gucci (1881), Pope Paul II (1417), and Giuliano de' Medici (1453). After her are Pope Honorius I (585), Januarius (272), Mario Draghi (1947), John Cabot (1450), Roberto Baggio (1967), and Julia the Elder (-39).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Christine de Pizan ranks 28. Before her are Primo Levi (1919), Alberto Moravia (1907), Marcus Terentius Varro (-116), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), and Lorenzo Valla (1407). After her are Ennius (-239), Grazia Deledda (1871), Theocritus (-315), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Elena Ferrante (1943), and Pietro Aretino (1492).

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