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Ibn Zaydún

1003 - 1071

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Abū al-Walīd Aḥmad Ibn Zaydouni al-Makhzūmī (Arabic: أبو الوليد أحمد بن زيدوني المخزومي; 1003–1071), or simply known as Ibn Zaydoun (Arabic: ابن زيدون) or Abenzaidun, was an Arab Andalusian poet of Cordoba and Seville. He was considered the greatest neoclassical poet of al-Andalus. He reinvigorated the impassioned lyrics in Arabic by infusing it with more personal and sensual tones of experience. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Zaydún has received more than 39,393 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ibn Zaydún is the 3,055th most popular writer (down from 2,787th in 2019), the 1,007th most popular biography from Spain (down from 915th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

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  • 3.46

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ibn Zaydún ranks 3,055 out of 7,302. Before him are Jens Fink-Jensen, José María Arguedas, Azalais de Porcairagues, Nikolay Nosov, Tarafa, and Joseph Joffo. After him are Gregory Corso, Ahmadou Kourouma, José Donoso, Ricardo Piglia, Shulamith Firestone, and Jean Astruc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1003, Ibn Zaydún ranks 5. Before him are Edward the Confessor, Herleva, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, and Judith of Schweinfurt. After him are Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia, and Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1071, Ibn Zaydún ranks 5. Before him are Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, and Domenico I Contarini. After him are William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Eleanor of Normandy, Nuno Mendes, and Edwin, Earl of Mercia.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn Zaydún ranks 1,007 out of 3,355. Before him are Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863), Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile (1137), Lucius Licinius Lucullus (-150), Felicia of Roucy (1060), João da Nova (1460), and Gaspar Cassadó (1897). After him are Muhammad VI of Granada (1332), Luis Rubiales (1977), Miguel Ángel Nadal (1966), José Luis Mendilibar (1961), Vicente Rojo Lluch (1894), and José Mari Bakero (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ibn Zaydún ranks 109. Before him are Jorge Guillén (1893), Juan Pablo Bonet (1579), Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760), José Martínez Ruiz (1873), Juan Ruiz (1283), and Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null). After him are Antonio García Gutiérrez (1813), Joan Maragall (1860), Pedro Salinas (1891), Ignacio Ramonet (1943), Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450), and Robert de Nola (1500).

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