1767 - 1845
August Wilhelm (after 1812: von) Schlegel (German: [ˈʃleːgl̩]; 8 September 1767 – 12 May 1845), usually cited as August Schlegel, was a German Indologist, poet, translator and critic, and with his brother Friedrich Schlegel the leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare turned the English dramatist's works into German classics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Wilhelm Schlegel has received more than 262,212 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). August Wilhelm Schlegel is the 584th most popular writer (up from 596th in 2019), the 567th most popular biography from Germany (down from 524th in 2019) and the 35th most popular German Writer.
August Wilhelm Schlegel is most famous for being a German poet, translator, and critic.
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Among writers, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 584 out of 5,755. Before him are Bernard Gui, Irène Némirovsky, Elisabeth of Wied, Franz Werfel, Pietro Metastasio, and Gustav Meyrink. After him are Eduardo Galeano, Philip Larkin, Thomas Wolfe, Ferenc Molnár, Ausonius, and Tirso de Molina.
1261 - 1331
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 578
1903 - 1942
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 579
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 580
1890 - 1945
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 581
1698 - 1782
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 582
1868 - 1932
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 583
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 584
1940 - 2015
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 585
1922 - 1985
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 586
1900 - 1938
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 587
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 588
310 - 395
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 589
1579 - 1648
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 590
Among people born in 1767, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 10. Before him are Andrew Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Say, John Quincy Adams, John VI of Portugal, Benjamin Constant, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. After him are Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Nicolas Oudinot, Manuel Godoy, Henri Christophe, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, and Maria Theresa of Austria. Among people deceased in 1845, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 3. Before him are Andrew Jackson and Julie Clary. After him are John Frederic Daniell, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Guadalupe Victoria, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Roustam Raza, Simon Mayr, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, and Louis-Léopold Boilly.
1767 - 1845
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 4
1767 - 1832
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 5
1767 - 1848
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 6
1767 - 1826
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 7
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 8
1767 - 1820
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 9
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 10
1767 - 1790
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 11
1767 - 1848
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 12
1767 - 1851
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 13
1767 - 1820
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 14
1767 - 1824
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 15
1767 - 1827
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
1767 - 1845
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 1
1771 - 1845
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 2
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 3
1790 - 1845
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 4
1764 - 1845
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5
1786 - 1845
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 6
1785 - 1845
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 7
1783 - 1845
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 8
1763 - 1845
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 9
1826 - 1845
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 10
1759 - 1845
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 11
1761 - 1845
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 567 out of 6,142. Before him are Elisabeth of Wied (1843), Karl Gebhardt (1897), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), John of Saxony (1801), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), and Hans Jonas (1903). After him are Elizabeth Alexeievna (1779), Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738), Werner Mölders (1913), Werner Forssmann (1904), Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), and Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846).
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 561
1897 - 1948
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 562
1352 - 1410
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 563
1801 - 1873
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 564
1551 - 1608
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 565
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 566
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 567
1779 - 1826
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 568
1738 - 1822
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 569
1913 - 1941
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 570
1904 - 1979
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 571
1653 - 1697
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 572
1846 - 1930
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 573
Among writers born in Germany, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 35. Before him are Patrick Süskind (1949), Erich Kästner (1899), Heinrich Mann (1871), Lion Feuchtwanger (1884), Dietrich Eckart (1868), and Elisabeth of Wied (1843). After him are Ludwig Tieck (1773), Georg Büchner (1813), Bert Hellinger (1925), Hugo Ball (1886), Klaus Mann (1906), and Karl Harrer (1890).
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 29
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 30
1871 - 1950
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 31
1884 - 1958
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 32
1868 - 1923
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 33
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 34
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 35
1773 - 1853
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 36
1813 - 1837
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 37
1925 - 2019
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 38
1886 - 1927
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 39
1906 - 1949
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 40
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 41