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Tomé Pires

1468 - 1540

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Tomé Pires (c. 1468 — c. 1524/1540) was a Portuguese apothecary, colonial administrator, and diplomat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomé Pires has received more than 128,935 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Tomé Pires is the 2,028th most popular writer (up from 2,196th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Portugal and the 9th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tomé Pires ranks 2,028 out of 5,755. Before him are Nordahl Grieg, Jacques Amyot, Honoré d'Urfé, Ana María Matute, Violette Leduc, and Annie Proulx. After him are John W. Campbell, Georg Heym, Doppo Kunikida, D. R. Bendre, Giovanni Botero, and Benjamin Péret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1468, Tomé Pires ranks 5. Before him are Pope Paul III, John, Elector of Saxony, Charles I, Duke of Savoy, and Basil Fool for Christ. After him are Juan de Zumárraga, Juan del Encina, Francesco Donato, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, Ibn Kemal, and Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1540, Tomé Pires ranks 12. Before him are Juan Luis Vives, Francesco Guicciardini, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Tristão da Cunha, Guillaume Budé, and Joos van Cleve. After him are Duarte, Duke of Guimarães, Barthel Beham, Dawit II, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, and Francisco de Ulloa.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Tomé Pires ranks 168 out of 555. Before him are Paulo Sousa (1970), Sidónio Pais (1872), Zeca Afonso (1929), Beatrice of Portugal (1347), Pelagio Galvani (1165), and Pedro Damiano (1480). After him are Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), John, Constable of Portugal (1400), Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1178), Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), and Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Tomé Pires ranks 9. Before him are Luís de Camões (1524), Denis of Portugal (1261), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Gil Vicente (1465), and João de Barros (1496). After him are Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Almeida Garrett (1799), Luís Fróis (1532), António Vieira (1608), Menasseh Ben Israel (1604), and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919).

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