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Francesco Guicciardini

1483 - 1540

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Francesco Guicciardini (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ɡwittʃarˈdiːni]; 6 March 1483 – 22 May 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Guicciardini has received more than 275,210 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Francesco Guicciardini is the 60th most popular historian, the 873rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 942nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Historian.

Francesco Guicciardini was a diplomat, historian, and philosopher. He is most famous for his book, The History of Italy, which he wrote in the 16th century.

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  • 64.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 60 out of 561. Before him are Johann Gustav Droysen, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Callisthenes, Tzvetan Todorov, and John Skylitzes. After him are Libanius, Theophylact Simocatta, Poggio Bracciolini, Al-Baladhuri, Theopompus, and Heinrich Wölfflin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 4. Before him are Martin Luther, Raphael, and Babur. After him are Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Francisco de Vitoria, Paolo Giovio, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Felice della Rovere, Gasparo Contarini, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, and Simon Bening. Among people deceased in 1540, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 6. Before him are John Zápolya, Parmigianino, Thomas Cromwell, Angela Merici, and Rosso Fiorentino. After him are Juan Luis Vives, Tristão da Cunha, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Guillaume Budé, Joos van Cleve, and Tomé Pires.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 873 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Hayez (1791), Veronica Franco (1546), Lentulus Batiatus (-200), Giorgio Morandi (1890), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), and Alessandro Del Piero (1974). After him are Emilio Salgari (1862), Rosalba Carriera (1673), Guercino (1591), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Fabio Cannavaro (1973), and Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Francesco Guicciardini ranks 7. Before him are Livy (-59), Suetonius (70), Diodorus Siculus (-90), Euhemerus (-330), Leonardo Bruni (1370), and Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19). After him are Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Flavio Biondo (1388), Timaeus (-350), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), and Andrea Alciato (1492).

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