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Macropedius

1487 - 1558

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Georgius Macropedius (born Joris van Lanckvelt; April 1487 – July 1558) was a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and "the greatest Latin playwright of the 16th century.. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Macropedius has received more than 19,837 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Macropedius is the 2,741st most popular writer, the 431st most popular biography from Netherlands and the 19th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 20k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Macropedius ranks 2,741 out of 5,755. Before him are Pedro Salinas, Tang Xianzu, Ahron Daum, Sogyal Rinpoche, Gertrud von Le Fort, and Carlo Emilio Gadda. After him are Rafael de Nogales Méndez, Rachel Bluwstein, Mohammed Hussein Heikal, Hal Clement, Balthasar Russow, and Joyce Meyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, Macropedius ranks 13. Before him are William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Michael Stifel, Anna of Brandenburg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, and Petar Hektorović. After him are Cristóbal de Olid, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, and Giovanni da Udine. Among people deceased in 1558, Macropedius ranks 13. Before him are Clément Janequin, Reginald Pole, Robert Recorde, Johannes Bugenhagen, Jean Fernel, and Anna van Egmont. After him are Francisco de Sá de Miranda and Caupolicán.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Macropedius ranks 431 out of 1,427. Before him are Frans Post (1612), Caesar van Everdingen (1616), Rudi Carrell (1934), Jan Akkerman (1946), Jacob van Eyck (1590), and Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928). After him are Gerard Reve (1923), Candy Dulfer (1969), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Pierre Cuypers (1827), and Pieter Pourbus (1523).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Macropedius ranks 19. Before him are Jacob Cats (1577), Cornelis de Bruijn (1652), Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Herman Gorter (1864), Louis Couperus (1863), and Isaac Titsingh (1745). After him are Gerard Reve (1923), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Jan Luyken (1649), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), and Corrie ten Boom (1892).

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