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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Asser

900 - 908

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Asser (; Welsh: [ˈasɛr]; died c. 909) was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asser has received more than 413,680 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Asser is the 2,005th most popular religious figure (down from 1,499th in 2019), the 2,550th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,044th in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Asser ranks 2,005 out of 2,238. Before him are Achille Silvestrini, Theudas, Zenon Grocholewski, Amatus of Montecassino, Suleiman II of Persia, and Ján Chryzostom Korec. After him are Frang Bardhi, Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Musō Soseki, Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Christian Horner, and Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Asser ranks 48. Before him are Burgred of Mercia, Ingelger, Pietro Tribuno, Orso I Participazio, Zdeslav of Croatia, and Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany. After him are Eudokia Baïana, Indravarman I, Giovanni II Participazio, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia, and Þjóðólfr of Hvinir. Among people deceased in 908, Asser ranks 4. Before him are Emperor Ai of Tang, Al-Muktafi, and Remigius of Auxerre. After him is Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Asser ranks 2,550 out of 7,765. Before him are Jerome Flynn (1963), Trevor Pinnock (1946), Charles James Fox (1749), Ælfgifu of Northampton (990), James Somerville (1882), and Mary Cartwright (1900). After him are Edward Robert Hughes (1851), Belinda Lee (1935), John Illsley (1949), Jane Asher (1946), Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869), and Alfred Tysoe (1874).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Asser ranks 61. Before him are Charles Wesley (1707), George Cruikshank (1792), Richard Williamson (1940), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), Benedict Biscop (628), and Malo (487). After him are Christian Horner (1973), Edmund Campion (1540), Anne Hutchinson (1591), Wilfrid (634), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), and Richard Hooker (1554).

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