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Giovanni della Casa

1503 - 1556

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Giovanni della Casa (28 June 1503 – 14 November 1556) was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society. He is celebrated for his famous treatise on polite behavior, Il Galateo overo de’ costumi (1558). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni della Casa has received more than 52,176 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni della Casa is the 3,480th most popular writer, the 2,858th most popular biography from Italy and the 200th most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 52k

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  • 50.14

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Giovanni della Casa ranks 3,480 out of 5,755Before him are Mirko Kovač, Srečko Kosovel, Léon-Paul Fargue, Oton Župančič, Laurence Oliphant, and Tomaž Šalamun. After him are Theodor Plievier, Abu Ali Bal'ami, Carl Bernstein, Koriun, Grigol Abashidze, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, Giovanni della Casa ranks 15Before him are John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Robert Estienne, Thomas Wyatt, Gerolama Orsini, and Bartolomé Carranza. After him are Augustin Hirschvogel and Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski. Among people deceased in 1556, Giovanni della Casa ranks 14Before him are Martin Agricola, Maximus the Greek, Saitō Dōsan, Francesco Venier, Richard Chancellor, and Hemu. After him are Luigi Alamanni, Konrad Pellikan, and Luca Ghini.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni della Casa ranks 2,858 out of 4,668Before him are Benedetto Cairoli (1825), Alessandro Striggio (1540), Davide Ghirlandaio (1452), Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714), Girolamo Diruta (1554), and Nicolò Tron (1399). After him are Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850), Carlo Rovelli (1956), Stefano Domenicali (1965), Marco Cé (1925), Radoald of Benevento (650), and Giovanni da Udine (1487).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Giovanni della Casa ranks 200Before him are Vincenzo Cerami (1940), Giovanni Battista Giraldi (1504), Laura Mancinelli (1933), Titus Calpurnius Siculus (290), Goffredo Mameli (1827), and Francesco de Sanctis (1817). After him are Giuseppe Parini (1729), Luigi Capuana (1839), Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791), Mario Soldati (1906), Vasco Pratolini (1913), and Carlo Rosselli (1899).