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Gerard of Cremona

1114 - 1187

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Gerard of Cremona (Latin: Gerardus Cremonensis; c. 1114 – 1187) was an Italian translator of scientific books from Arabic into Latin. He worked in Toledo, Kingdom of Castile and obtained the Arabic books in the libraries at Toledo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerard of Cremona has received more than 156,012 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Gerard of Cremona is the 872nd most popular writer (up from 966th in 2019), the 1,022nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,074th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Italian Writer.

Gerard of Cremona is most famous for translating many important texts from Arabic to Latin.

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  • 29

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gerard of Cremona ranks 872 out of 5,755. Before him are Luis Sepúlveda, James May, Otto of Freising, H. Rider Haggard, Appius Claudius Caecus, and Jean de Joinville. After him are Ali Shariati, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Gaius Lucilius, and Basava.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1114, Gerard of Cremona ranks 4. Before him are Bhāskara II, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Otto of Freising. After him are Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, and Rainald of Dassel. Among people deceased in 1187, Gerard of Cremona ranks 6. Before him are Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Urban III, Raynald of Châtillon, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, and Emperor Gaozong of Song. After him are Constantine Manasses, Roger de Moulins, and Ruben III, Prince of Armenia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gerard of Cremona ranks 1,022 out of 4,668. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823), Alessandro Algardi (1595), Pietro Locatelli (1695), Cosimo Rosselli (1439), Saint Cajetan (1480), and Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779). After him are Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Vibia Sabina (86), Riccardo Broschi (1698), Gaius Lucilius (-180), Niccolò dell'Abbate (1512), and Raf Vallone (1916).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Gerard of Cremona ranks 73. Before him are Theognis of Megara (-570), Emilio Salgari (1862), Stesichorus (-630), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Valerius Maximus (-100), and Ibycus (-600). After him are Gaius Lucilius (-180), Rustichello da Pisa (1290), Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Gnaeus Naevius (-275), Vittoria Colonna (1490), and Persius (34).

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