HISTORIAN
Poggio Bracciolini
1380 - 1459
Poggio Bracciolini
Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini (Italian: [dʒaɱ franˈtʃesko ˈpɔddʒo brattʃoˈliːni]; 11 February 1380 – 30 October 1459), usually referred to simply as Poggio Bracciolini, was an Italian scholar and an early Renaissance humanist. He is noted for rediscovering and recovering many classical Latin manuscripts, mostly decaying and forgotten in German, Swiss, and French monastic libraries. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Poggio Bracciolini has received more than 308,287 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 37 in 2019). Poggio Bracciolini is the 63rd most popular historian (down from 48th in 2019), the 923rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 758th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Historian.
Poggio Bracciolini is most famous for his discovery of the Codex Amiatinus, which is the earliest surviving manuscript of the Latin Vulgate Bible.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
63.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
6.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Poggio Bracciolini ranks 63 out of 561. Before him are Callisthenes, Tzvetan Todorov, John Skylitzes, Francesco Guicciardini, Libanius, and Theophylact Simocatta. After him are Al-Baladhuri, Theopompus, Heinrich Wölfflin, Gaston Maspero, Benzion Netanyahu, and Johann Jakob Bachofen.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCallisthenes
360 BC - 327 BC
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 57
Tzvetan Todorov
1939 - 2017
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 58
John Skylitzes
1040 - 1101
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 59
Francesco Guicciardini
1483 - 1540
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 60
Libanius
314 - 393
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 61
Theophylact Simocatta
580 - 630
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 62
Poggio Bracciolini
1380 - 1459
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 63
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 64
Theopompus
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 65
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 66
Gaston Maspero
1846 - 1916
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 67
Benzion Netanyahu
1910 - 2012
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 68
Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815 - 1887
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1380, Poggio Bracciolini ranks 5. Before him are Thomas à Kempis, Pachacuti, Ferdinand I of Aragon, and Jamshīd al-Kāshī. After him are Prokop the Great, Bernardino of Siena, Itzcoatl, İsa Çelebi, Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh, Yawar Waqaq, and Nanni di Banco. Among people deceased in 1459, Poggio Bracciolini ranks 2. Before him is Eric of Pomerania. After him are Fra Mauro, Ausiàs March, Antoninus of Florence, John Fastolf, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein, Gregory III of Constantinople, and James of Portugal.
Others Born in 1380
Go to all RankingsThomas à Kempis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1380 - 1471
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1
Pachacuti
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1460
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 2
Ferdinand I of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1416
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 3
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
ASTRONOMER
1380 - 1429
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 4
Poggio Bracciolini
HISTORIAN
1380 - 1459
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 5
Prokop the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1380 - 1434
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 6
Bernardino of Siena
PHYSICIAN
1380 - 1444
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 7
Itzcoatl
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1440
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 8
İsa Çelebi
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1407
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 9
Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1413
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 10
Yawar Waqaq
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1410
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 11
Nanni di Banco
SCULPTOR
1380 - 1421
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1459
Go to all RankingsEric of Pomerania
PIRATE
1381 - 1459
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 1
Poggio Bracciolini
HISTORIAN
1380 - 1459
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2
Fra Mauro
GEOGRAPHER
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3
Ausiàs March
WRITER
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 4
Antoninus of Florence
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1389 - 1459
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5
John Fastolf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1380 - 1459
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 6
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1385 - 1459
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 7
Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1459
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 8
Gregory III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1450 - 1459
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 9
James of Portugal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1433 - 1459
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 10
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Poggio Bracciolini ranks 923 out of 5,161. Before him are Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548), Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646), Silas (1), Sejanus (-20), and Sebastiano Serlio (1475). After him are Epicharmus of Kos (-524), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Quirinius (-45), Sandro Pertini (1896), Andrea Luchesi (1741), and Natalia Ginzburg (1916).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Scamozzi
ARCHITECT
1548 - 1616
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 917
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 203 BC
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 918
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
PHILOSOPHER
1646 - 1684
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 919
Silas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 100
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 920
Sejanus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
20 BC - 31
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 921
Sebastiano Serlio
ARCHITECT
1475 - 1554
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 922
Poggio Bracciolini
HISTORIAN
1380 - 1459
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 923
Epicharmus of Kos
WRITER
524 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 924
Antonio Tabucchi
WRITER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 925
Quirinius
POLITICIAN
45 BC - 21
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 926
Sandro Pertini
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1990
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 927
Andrea Luchesi
COMPOSER
1741 - 1801
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 928
Natalia Ginzburg
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 929
Among HISTORIANS In Italy
Among historians born in Italy, Poggio Bracciolini ranks 8. Before him are Suetonius (70), Diodorus Siculus (-90), Euhemerus (-330), Leonardo Bruni (1370), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), and Francesco Guicciardini (1483). After him are Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Flavio Biondo (1388), Timaeus (-350), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457).
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 2
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 3
Euhemerus
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 4
Leonardo Bruni
1370 - 1444
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
19 BC - 31
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 6
Francesco Guicciardini
1483 - 1540
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 7
Poggio Bracciolini
1380 - 1459
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 8
Carlo Ginzburg
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 9
Flavio Biondo
1388 - 1463
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 10
Timaeus
350 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 11
Tyrannius Rufinus
345 - 411
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 12
Andrea Alciato
1492 - 1550
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 13
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
1457 - 1526
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 14