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Matthias Flacius

1520 - 1575

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Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; Croatian: Matija Vlačić Ilirik) or Francovich (Croatian: Franković) (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthias Flacius has received more than 98,655 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Matthias Flacius is the 1,277th most popular writer, the 54th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 49th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Croatian Writer.

Matthias Flacius was a theologian who was most famous for his work on the Eucharist.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Matthias Flacius ranks 1,277 out of 7,302. Before him are Edmond François Valentin About, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Marcus Minucius Felix, Robert Sheckley, Chūya Nakahara, and Siegfried Kracauer. After him are Akka Mahadevi, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Antipater of Sidon, Paul Scarron, and James Brendan Connolly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1520, Matthias Flacius ranks 9. Before him are Sigismund II Augustus, Vincenzo Galilei, Barbara Radziwiłł, Koca Sinan Pasha, Christophe Plantin, and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. After him are Alessandro Farnese, Thoinot Arbeau, Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Pontus De la Gardie, Madeleine of Valois, and Aben Humeya. Among people deceased in 1575, Matthias Flacius ranks 4. Before him are Pieter Aertsen, Joseph Karo, and Jan Matsys. After him are Heinrich Bullinger, Claude of France, Antonis Mor, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Francesco Maurolico, Federico Commandino, and Annibale Padovano.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Matthias Flacius ranks 54 out of 700. Before him are Ljudevit Gaj (1809), Pavle, Serbian Patriarch (1914), Francis, Duke of Teck (1837), Dražen Petrović (1964), Sylva Koscina (1933), and Tereza Kesovija (1938). After him are Ivo Josipović (1957), Vladimir Beara (1928), Felix Weingartner (1863), Matija Gubec (1538), Milka Planinc (1924), and Neda Ukraden (1950).

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Among WRITERS In Croatia

Among writers born in Croatia, Matthias Flacius ranks 6. Before him are Dubravka Ugrešić (1949), Miroslav Krleža (1893), Marko Marulić (1450), Ivan Gundulić (1589), and Ljudevit Gaj (1809). After him are Petar Zrinski (1621), Ödön von Horváth (1901), Slavenka Drakulić (1949), Marin Držić (1508), Tin Ujević (1891), and Niccolò Tommaseo (1802).

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