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ARCHAEOLOGIST

Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli

1391 - 1452

Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli

Cyriacus of Ancona or Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (31 July 1391 – 1453/55) was a restlessly itinerant Italian humanist and antiquarian who came from a prominent family of merchants in Ancona, a maritime republic on the Adriatic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli has received more than 57,331 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli is the 15th most popular archaeologist (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,208th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,203rd in 2019) and the most popular Italian Archaeologist.

Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli was a Venetian diplomat and historian who is most famous for his account of the Ottoman Empire.

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60.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
7.96
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli ranks 15 out of 104. Before him are Zahi Hawass, Marija Gimbutas, Nynetjer, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, V. Gordon Childe, and Christian Jürgensen Thomsen. After him are Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Oscar Montelius, Aurel Stein, Flinders Petrie, Karl Richard Lepsius, and Louis Leakey.

Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia

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Zahi Hawass
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 9
Marija Gimbutas
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 10
Nynetjer
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 11
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
1866 - 1923
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 12
V. Gordon Childe
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 13
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
1788 - 1865
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 14
Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
1391 - 1452
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 15
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 16
Oscar Montelius
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 17
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 18
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 19
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 20
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 21

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1391, Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli ranks 3. Before him are Edward, King of Portugal and 1st Dalai Lama. After him is Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1452, Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli ranks 4. Before him are Munjong of Joseon, Gemistus Pletho, and Švitrigaila.