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Giovanni Battista Ramusio

1485 - 1557

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Giovanni Battista Ramusio (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista raˈmuːzjo]; July 20, 1485 – July 10, 1557) was an Italian geographer and travel writer. Born in Treviso, Italy, at that time in the Republic of Venice, Ramusio was the son of Paolo Ramusio, a magistrate of the Venetian city-state. In 1505 young Giovanni took a position as secretary to Aloisio Mocenigo, of the patrician Mocenigo family, then serving as the Republic's ambassador to France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Battista Ramusio has received more than 62,879 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Ramusio is the 52nd most popular geographer, the 2,750th most popular biography from Italy and the 3rd most popular Italian Geographer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 52 out of 67. Before him are Erich von Drygalski, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Pedro Reinel, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Conrad Malte-Brun, and Yi-Fu Tuan. After him are Jan Janssonius, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Guillaume Delisle, Hans Meyer, and Vaclav Smil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1485, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 15. Before him are Joos van Cleve, Johannes Bugenhagen, Wolf Huber, Sayyida al Hurra, Balthasar Hubmaier, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg. After him are Marco Girolamo Vida, Romanino, and Hugh Latimer. Among people deceased in 1557, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 20. Before him are Mohammed al-Shaykh, Galvarino, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, and Söyembikä of Kazan. After him is Kamran Mirza.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 2,750 out of 4,668. Before him are Clemente Micara (1879), Carlo Caffarra (1938), Luciano De Crescenzo (1928), Luigi Delneri (1950), Charondas (-600), and Dorotea Bucca (1360). After him are Alice (1954), Augusto Genina (1892), Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì (1839), Anna Maria Ferrero (1934), Renzo Rossellini (1908), and Domenico Bartolucci (1917).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Italy

Among geographers born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Ramusio ranks 3. Before him are Fra Mauro (1385) and Vincenzo Coronelli (1650).

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