Gil Vicente

Summary

Gil Vicente is a human^[1]. He was born in Guimarães^[2]. He was born on 1465^[3]. He died in Lisbon^[4]. He died on January 1, 1536^[5]. He worked as a playwright^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], and actor^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Gil Vicente was born in Guimarães^[2].
• Gil Vicente died in Lisbon^[4].
• Gil Vicente was born on 1465^[3].
• Gil Vicente died on January 1, 1536^[5].
• A child of Gil Vicente was Paula Vicente^[11].
• Gil Vicente held citizenship in Kingdom of Portugal^[12].
• Gil Vicente worked as a playwright^[6].
• Gil Vicente worked as a poet^[7].
• Gil Vicente worked as a writer^[8].
• Gil Vicente's professions included actor^[9].
• Gil Vicente's education included a stint at University of Salamanca^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Gil Vicente is Auto da Barca do Inferno^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Gil Vicente is Farsa de Inês Pereira^[15].
• Gil Vicente's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[16].
• Gil Vicente is recorded as male^[17].
• Gil Vicente's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Gil Vicente's genre is farce^[19].
• Gil Vicente's genre is comedy^[20].
• Gil Vicente's Commons category is recorded as Gil Vicente^[21].
• Gil Vicente's family name is recorded as Vicente^[22].
• Gil Vicente's given name is recorded as Gil^[23].
• Gil Vicente's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gil Vicente^[24].
• Gil Vicente's relative is recorded as Elena da Silva^[25].
• Gil Vicente's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok^[26].
• Gil Vicente's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: PT^[29]

• Began / founded: 1465^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1536^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 05bca286-d521-4862-99d9-1478a97073fb^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Guimarães^[2], Gil Vicente… he was born on 1465^[3].

Education

Gil Vicente was educated at University of Salamanca^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], and actor^[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Auto da Barca do Inferno^[14], a literary work^[33] and Farsa de Inês Pereira^[15], a literary work^[34]. Things named for Gil Vicente include Vincente^[35], an impact crater^[36].

Personal Life

A child of Gil Vicente was Paula Vicente^[11]. His religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[16].

Death and Burial

Gil Vicente died on January 1, 1536^[5]. He passed away in Lisbon^[4].

Why It Matters

Gil Vicente ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]

He has been cited as an influence by Almeida Garrett^[38], a writer^[39], 1799–1854^[40], of Kingdom of Portugal^[41], awarded the Commander of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa^[42].

Entities named for him include Vincente^[35], an impact crater^[36].

FAQs

Where was Gil Vicente born?

Born in Guimarães^[2], Gil Vicente…

Where did Gil Vicente die?

Gil Vicente passed away in Lisbon^[4].

What did Gil Vicente do for work?

Gil Vicente worked as playwright^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], and actor^[9].

Where did Gil Vicente go to school?

Gil Vicente was educated at University of Salamanca^[13].

Who did Gil Vicente influence?

Gil Vicente has been cited as an influence by Almeida Garrett^[38].