WRITER

Adam of Saint Victor

1122 - 1192

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Adam of Saint Victor (Latin: Adamus Sancti Victoris; c. 1068 – 1146) was a prolific composer and poet of Latin hymns. A central figure of the sequences in high medieval music, he has been called "...the most illustrious exponent of the revival of liturgical poetry which the twelfth century affords." Adam's career was based in Paris, split between the Abbey of Saint Victor and Notre Dame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adam of Saint Victor has received more than 48,046 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam of Saint Victor is the 3,207th most popular writer (up from 3,287th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Oeuvres poetiques d'Adam de S. Victor
French poetry, French Christian poetry
1858

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Adam of Saint Victor ranks 3,207 out of 7,302. Before him are Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Jim Carroll, Maria Wirtemberska, Peter Benchley, and Imre Madách. After him are Corippus, Joan Brossa, Lady Caroline Lamb, Nodira, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, and Christian Dietrich Grabbe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1122, Adam of Saint Victor ranks 4. Before him are Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Wanyan Liang.  Among people deceased in 1192, Adam of Saint Victor ranks 10. Before him are Kilij Arslan II, Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Orio Mastropiero, Garnier de Nablus, and Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia.

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