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Flavio Biondo

1388 - 1463

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Flavio Biondo (Latin Flavius Blondus) (1392 – June 4, 1463) was an Italian Renaissance humanist historian. He was one of the first historians to use a three-period division of history (Ancient, Medieval, Modern) and is known as one of the first archaeologists. Born in the capital city of Forlì, in the Romagna region, Flavio was well schooled from an early age, studying under Ballistario of Cremona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Flavio Biondo has received more than 89,245 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Flavio Biondo is the 84th most popular historian (up from 91st in 2019), the 1,259th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,444th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Flavio Biondo ranks 84 out of 339Before him are Donna Haraway, Julius Wellhausen, Ephorus, Timaeus, Yuval Noah Harari, and Georges Duby. After him are George Ostrogorsky, Shoqan Walikhanov, Al-Maqrizi, Sozomen, Lev Gumilyov, and Alois Riegl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1388, Flavio Biondo ranks 3Before him are Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence and Musa Çelebi. After him are Gian Maria Visconti and Dai Jin. Among people deceased in 1463, Flavio Biondo ranks 6Before him are François Villon, Marie of Anjou, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, David of Trebizond, and Albert VI, Archduke of Austria. After him are Didacus of Alcalá, Catherine of Bologna, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, Isidore of Kiev, and Mary of Guelders.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Flavio Biondo ranks 1,259 out of 4,668Before him are Antipope Felix II (300), Cennino Cennini (1360), Giambattista Marino (1569), Andrea Gritti (1455), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), and Domitia Longina (100). After him are Filarete (1400), Mauro Giuliani (1781), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), Enrico De Nicola (1877), Lucilio Vanini (1585), and Saint Sabina (100).

Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Flavio Biondo ranks 11Before him are Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Euhemerus (-330), Francesco Guicciardini (1483), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), and Timaeus (-350). After him are Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Martino Martini (1614), Festus (390), and Philistus (-430).