RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti

1774 - 1849

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Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti (17 September 1774 – 15 March 1849) was an Italian cardinal known for being a hyperpolyglot. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti has received more than 180,691 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti is the 773rd most popular religious figure (up from 833rd in 2019), the 1,053rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,153rd in 2019) and the 267th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti was a priest and scholar who was most famous for his ability to speak and translate many languages.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti ranks 773 out of 3,187. Before him are Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, John Henry Newman, Romuald, Zephaniah, Onesimus, and Brother Roger. After him are Anna Göldi, Gerard of Csanád, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Giovanni Battista Re, and Nectarios of Aegina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1774, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti ranks 6. Before him are Caspar David Friedrich, Jean-Baptiste Biot, Auguste de Marmont, Anne Catherine Emmerich, and Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands. After him are Gaspare Spontini, Francis Beaufort, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, William Henry, and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. Among people deceased in 1849, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti ranks 16. Before him are Sándor Petőfi, Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, Charles Albert of Sardinia, Şehzade Abdullah, Heonjong of Joseon, and Juliette Récamier. After him are Otto Nicolai, Anita Garibaldi, Jan Svatopluk Presl, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Juliusz Słowacki, and William Miller.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti ranks 1,053 out of 5,161. Before him are Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918), Giovanni Messe (1883), Luigi Cadorna (1850), and Roberto Cavalli (1940). After him are Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249), Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765), Bruttia Crispina (164), Lucius Accius (-170), Bettino Craxi (1934), and Gaspare Spontini (1774).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti ranks 267. Before him are Antipope Anacletus II (1090), Frances of Rome (1384), Juliana of Nicomedia (285), Saint Cajetan (1480), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), and Romuald (951). After him are Gerard of Csanád (980), Giovanni Battista Re (1934), Augustine of Canterbury (510), Hippolytus of Rome (170), Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788), and Pietro Parolin (1955).

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