GEOGRAPHER

Jehuda Cresques

1350 - 1427

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Jehudà Cresques (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒəuˈða ˈkɾeskəs], 1360-1410), also known as Jafudà Cresques, Jaume Riba, and Cresques lo Juheu ("Cresques the Jew"), was a converso cartographer from Majorca in the early 15th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jehuda Cresques has received more than 62,177 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jehuda Cresques is the 77th most popular geographer, the 1,796th most popular biography from Spain and the 6th most popular Spanish Geographer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 62k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Jehuda Cresques ranks 77 out of 86. Before him are Doreen Massey, Carl O. Sauer, Ellsworth Huntington, Johannes Gabriel Granö, Aaron Arrowsmith, and Richard Andree. After him are Yuly Shokalsky, Guillaume Grandidier, Herman Moll, Anne Buttimer, John Speed, and Thomas Griffith Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1350, Jehuda Cresques ranks 35. Before him are Johannes von Tepl, Nawruz Beg, Anabella Drummond, George Kodinos, Alexander I of Imereti, and Khizr Khan. After him is Alam Shah. Among people deceased in 1427, Jehuda Cresques ranks 4. Before him are Stefan Lazarević, Gentile da Fabriano, and Chimalpopoca.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jehuda Cresques ranks 1,796 out of 3,355. Before him are Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005), Fernando Vázquez (1954), Miguel Mihura (1905), Kiko Casilla (1986), Pedro Casado (1937), and Luis Alberto (1992). After him are Kiko (1972), José Hierro (1922), Daniel Parejo (1989), Oona Chaplin (1986), Feliciano López (1981), and Loyola de Palacio (1950).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Spain

Among geographers born in Spain, Jehuda Cresques ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Pomponius Mela (15), Ibn Jubayr (1145), Al-Bakri (1014), and Abraham Cresques (1325).

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