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Rustichello da Pisa

1290 - 1400

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Rustichello da Pisa, also known as Rusticiano (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian romance writer in Franco-Italian language. He is best known for co-writing Marco Polo's autobiography, The Travels of Marco Polo, while they were in prison together in Genoa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rustichello da Pisa has received more than 173,340 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Rustichello da Pisa is the 940th most popular writer (down from 891st in 2019), the 1,075th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,041st in 2019) and the 80th most popular Italian Writer.

Rustichello da Pisa is most famous for his book "The Travels of Marco Polo" which he wrote in 1298.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rustichello da Pisa ranks 940 out of 7,302. Before him are Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Lafcadio Hearn, Ouyang Xiu, Joyce Carol Oates, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and Leconte de Lisle. After him are Nellie Bly, James Jones, Pierre Larousse, Rubén Darío, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, and Hans Sachs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1290, Rustichello da Pisa ranks 5. Before him are Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France, Andrea Pisano, and Leopold I, Duke of Austria. After him are Taddeo Gaddi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, Bernardo Daddi, Gajah Mada, John Parricida, Jacob van Artevelde, and Beatrice of Silesia. Among people deceased in 1400, Rustichello da Pisa ranks 5. Before him are Richard II of England, Geoffrey Chaucer, Luo Guanzhong, and Nilüfer Hatun. After him are Masamune, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Baldus de Ubaldis, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, Peter of Dusburg, Antonio Venier, and André Beauneveu.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Rustichello da Pisa ranks 1,075 out of 5,161. Before him are Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Giovanni Battista Re (1934), Vittorio Pozzo (1886), Beniamino Gigli (1890), Luigi Nono (1924), and Guy III of Spoleto (900). After him are Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Antonio Caldara (1670), Lars Porsena (-600), and Scipione del Ferro (1465).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Rustichello da Pisa ranks 80. Before him are Gerard of Cremona (1114), Vittoria Colonna (1490), Stesichorus (-630), Gaius Lucilius (-180), Gnaeus Naevius (-275), and Lucius Accius (-170). After him are Chiara Lubich (1920), Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Vladimir Bartol (1903), Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Persius (34), and Giambattista Marino (1569).

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