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Albert of Riga

1165 - 1229

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Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (c. 1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201, he allegedly founded the city of Riga, the modern capital of Latvia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert of Riga has received more than 97,685 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Albert of Riga is the 150th most popular physician (up from 180th in 2019), the 979th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,167th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Physician.

Albert of Riga was a bishop and chronicler. He is most famous for his chronicle, which is a history of Livonia.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Albert of Riga ranks 150 out of 726. Before him are Harvey J. Alter, E. Donnall Thomas, Psusennes II, Robin Warren, Johann Joachim Becher, and Bernardino of Siena. After him are George H. Hitchings, Merit-Ptah, Francysk Skaryna, Joseph Calasanz, Trota of Salerno, and James Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1165, Albert of Riga ranks 6. Before him are Ibn Arabi, Philip II of France, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Berengaria of Navarre, and Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester. After him are Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Vukan Nemanjić, Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, and Jean Bodel. Among people deceased in 1229, Albert of Riga ranks 2. Before him is Yaqut al-Hamawi. After him are Geoffrey I of Villehardouin, and Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Albert of Riga ranks 979 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), Alfred Weber (1868), Franz Ziereis (1905), Joseph Karl Stieler (1781), Christoph Martin Wieland (1733), and Hardy Krüger (1928). After him are Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757), Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336), Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810), Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671), Reinhard Scheer (1863), and Wied, Prince of Albania (1876).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Albert of Riga ranks 20. Before him are Franz Joseph Gall (1758), Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840), Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Herta Oberheuser (1911), Theodor Billroth (1829), and Johann Joachim Becher (1635). After him are Carl Ludwig (1816), Engelbert Kaempfer (1651), August von Wassermann (1866), Werner Haase (1900), Leonhart Fuchs (1501), and Sebastian Kneipp (1821).

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