WRITER

Teofilo Folengo

1491 - 1544

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Teofilo Folengo (Italian pronunciation: [teˌɔːfilo foˈleŋɡo]) (8 November 1491 – 9 December 1544), who wrote under the pseudonym of Merlino Coccajo or Merlinus Cocaius in Latin, was one of the principal Italian macaronic poets. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teofilo Folengo has received more than 29,122 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Teofilo Folengo is the 3,597th most popular writer (down from 3,276th in 2019), the 3,024th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,736th in 2019) and the 208th most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 29k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Opere italiane
1911
Le Maccheronee
1911
Opus macaronicum
Macaronic literature
1768
La palermitana
Poetry
2006
Histoire maccaronique de Merlin Coccaie
1606
Zanitonella
1961

Page views of Teofilo Folengos by language

Over the past year Teofilo Folengo has had the most page views in the with 12,385 views, followed by English (3,304), and French (1,693). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (93.21%), Basque (81.36%), and Lombard (58.70%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Teofilo Folengo ranks 3,597 out of 7,302. Before him are Georgi Pulevski, António Ferreira, Christopher Hampton, Mazo de la Roche, Thorkild Hansen, and Alfréd Wetzler. After him are David Bergelson, Mikhail Isakovsky, James Tiptree Jr., Elin Pelin, Juan José Saer, and Faltonia Betitia Proba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1491, Teofilo Folengo ranks 10. Before him are Zhengde Emperor, Lapu-Lapu, Martin Bucer, Francesco Melzi, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, and Francisco de Sá de Miranda. After him is Nicolò da Ponte. Among people deceased in 1544, Teofilo Folengo ranks 13. Before him are Ruy López de Villalobos, Pedro Damiano, Valerius Cordus, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Antonio de Guevara, and Bonaventure des Périers. After him are Nilakantha Somayaji, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Teofilo Folengo ranks 3,024 out of 5,161. Before him are Clyde Geronimi (1901), Jacopo da Bologna (1340), Gaetano Bedini (1806), Virgilio Noè (1922), Amatus of Montecassino (1010), and Giovanni de' Marignolli (1290). After him are Giovanni Gradenigo (1273), Agostina Belli (1949), Anthony Panizzi (1797), Daniele Crespi (1598), Rosalinda Celentano (1968), and Gino Fano (1871).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Teofilo Folengo ranks 208. Before him are Giovanni della Casa (1503), Massimo Bontempelli (1878), Carlo Rosselli (1899), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (1914), Giuseppe Parini (1729), and Arator (500). After him are Luciano De Crescenzo (1928), Ranieri de' Calzabigi (1714), Vasco Pratolini (1913), Alessandro Tassoni (1565), Olympia Fulvia Morata (1526), and Laura Mancinelli (1933).

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