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Guido Guinizelli

1230 - 1276

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Guido Guinizelli (ca. 1225–1276) was an Italian love poet and is considered the "father" of the Dolce Stil Novo. He was the first to write in this new style of poetry writing, and thus is held to be the ipso facto founder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guido Guinizelli has received more than 71,838 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2019). Guido Guinizelli is the 2,782nd most popular writer (down from 2,382nd in 2019), the 2,592nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,227th in 2019) and the 170th most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Guido Guinizelli ranks 2,782 out of 7,302. Before him are Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Varian Fry, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Josephine Tey, Larry Niven, and Marion Chesney. After him are Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Carl Sandburg, Kamo no Chōmei, Matthías Jochumsson, Tadeusz Różewicz, and Philitas of Cos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1230, Guido Guinizelli ranks 10. Before him are Sinchi Roca, Margaret Sambiria, Yaroslav of Tver, Anna of Hohenstaufen, Vitello, and Konrad von Feuchtwangen. After him are Guiraut Riquier, Athanasius I of Constantinople, Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Odo, Count of Nevers, Adelaide of Holland, and James of Saint George. Among people deceased in 1276, Guido Guinizelli ranks 8. Before him are Pope Innocent V, Pope Adrian V, James I of Aragon, Ahmad al-Badawi, Coppo di Marcovaldo, and Vasily of Kostroma. After him is Sempad the Constable.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Guido Guinizelli ranks 2,592 out of 5,161. Before him are Sibilla Aleramo (1876), Benedetto da Maiano (1442), Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (1827), Agnello Participazio (800), Giovanni Battista Crespi (1573), and Goffredo Petrassi (1904). After him are Milena Vukotic (1935), Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716), Riccardo Morandi (1902), Ferdinando Galiani (1728), Pietro Grimani (1677), and Luigi Denza (1846).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Guido Guinizelli ranks 170. Before him are Duris of Samos (-340), Elio Vittorini (1908), Alda Merini (1931), Giuseppe Giacosa (1847), Michele Ruggieri (1543), and Sibilla Aleramo (1876). After him are Moderata Fonte (1555), Apostolo Zeno (1668), Bernardo Dovizi (1470), Valerio Massimo Manfredi (1942), Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532), and Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso (1808).

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