1206 - 1280
Albertus Magnus (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers.Canonized in 1931, he was known during his lifetime as Doctor universalis and Doctor expertus; late in his life the sobriquet Magnus was appended to his name. Scholars such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder have referred to him as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albertus Magnus has received more than 1,470,279 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Albertus Magnus is the 107th most popular religious figure (up from 114th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Germany and the 4th most popular German Religious Figure.
Albertus Magnus is most famous for his work in the field of natural sciences. He studied and wrote about many subjects, including astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, mineralogy, and zoology.
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Among religious figures, Albertus Magnus ranks 107 out of 2,238. Before him are Margaret the Virgin, Francis Xavier, Pope Clement V, Saint Sebastian, Agatha of Sicily, and Bilal ibn Rabah. After him are Pope Pius V, Elizabeth, Esther, Pope Pius III, Pope Urban VIII, and Salome.
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HPI: 76.41
Rank: 101
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 102
1264 - 1314
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 103
300 - 287
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 104
235 - 261
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 105
580 - 642
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 106
1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 107
1504 - 1572
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 108
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 109
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 110
1439 - 1503
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 111
1568 - 1644
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 112
14 - 100
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 113
Among people born in 1206, Albertus Magnus ranks 1. After him are Béla IV of Hungary, Güyük Khan, Maria Laskarina, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Peter of Verona, Konrad von Thüringen, and Godan Khan. Among people deceased in 1280, Albertus Magnus ranks 1. After him are Pope Nicholas III, Orda Khan, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders, Magnus VI of Norway, Al-Said Barakah, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Guan Hanqing, Yolande II, Countess of Nevers, Jacopo Contarini, and John I de la Roche.
1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 1
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 2
1206 - 1248
HPI: 67.98
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1206 - 1270
HPI: 61.31
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1206 - 1253
HPI: 59.45
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1206 - 1252
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 6
1206 - 1240
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 7
1206 - 1251
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 8
1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 1
1215 - 1280
HPI: 69.50
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1204 - 1280
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 3
1202 - 1280
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Rank: 4
1238 - 1280
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1260 - 1280
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1235 - 1280
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1210 - 1280
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1247 - 1280
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1194 - 1280
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Rank: 10
1300 - 1280
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Rank: 11
Among people born in Germany, Albertus Magnus ranks 87 out of 6,142. Before him are Charles the Bald (823), Charles Bukowski (1920), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), William the Silent (1533), Peter III of Russia (1728), and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893). After him are Albert Speer (1905), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Friedrich Paulus (1890), and Claus von Stauffenberg (1907).
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1920 - 1994
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1898 - 1970
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1728 - 1762
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1893 - 1946
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1206 - 1280
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1905 - 1981
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1929 - Present
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1775 - 1854
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1882 - 1946
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1890 - 1957
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Rank: 92
1907 - 1944
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Among religious figures born in Germany, Albertus Magnus ranks 4. Before him are Martin Luther (1483), Pope Benedict XVI (1927), and Hildegard of Bingen (1098). After him are Ambrose (340), Pope Joan (null), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Damasus II (1000), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), and Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774).
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Rank: 1
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340 - 397
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HPI: 72.40
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1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.31
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1005 - 1047
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 8
1000 - 1048
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 9
1380 - 1471
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 10
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 11
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 12