WRITER

Macropedius

1487 - 1558

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Georgius Macropedius (born Joris van Lanckvelt; 23 April 1487 – 23 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 20,985 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Macropedius is the 2,795th most popular writer (down from 2,731st in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 430th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Dutch Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Two comedies
Translations into English, Influence, Dutch drama
1983
Drei Schauspiele vom sterbenden Menschen
German Moralities
1927
Rebelles und Alvta
1897
Ode aan de stad Utrecht
2008
Methodus de conscribendis epistolis
Latin language, Rhetoric, Letter writing, Latin
1595
Asotus Evangelicus
1537

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Macropedius ranks 2,795 out of 7,302. Before him are James Herriot, Symeon of Polotsk, Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Juvencus, Daniël Heinsius, and Malwida von Meysenbug. After him are Takiji Kobayashi, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Frans G. Bengtsson, Denis Davydov, Rafael de Nogales Méndez, and Lev Kopelev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, Macropedius ranks 15. Before him are Anna of Brandenburg, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Catherine of Mecklenburg, Cristóbal de Olid, and Petar Hektorović. After him are Fray Tomás de Berlanga, and Giovanni da Udine. Among people deceased in 1558, Macropedius ranks 12. Before him are Julius Caesar Scaliger, Clément Janequin, Reginald Pole, Robert Recorde, Johannes Bugenhagen, and Jean Fernel. After him are Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Anna van Egmont, Caupolicán, Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard, and Cassandra Fedele.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Macropedius ranks 462 out of 1,646. Before him are Rie Mastenbroek (1919), Salomon de Bray (1597), Gijs van Lennep (1942), James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), Frans Post (1612), and Wim Rijsbergen (1952). After him are Jaap Eden (1873), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Rudi Carrell (1934), Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), and Anthon van Rappard (1858).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Macropedius ranks 19. Before him are Herman Gorter (1864), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Cornelis de Bruijn (1652), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862), and Jan Luyken (1649). After him are Louis Couperus (1863), Gerard Reve (1923), Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Jacob Israël de Haan (1881), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), and Cornelis Tromp (1629).

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