1767 - 1845
August Wilhelm (after 1812: von) Schlegel (; German: [ˈʃleːgl̩]; 8 September 1767 – 12 May 1845), usually cited as August Schlegel, was a German 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 148,609 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). August Wilhelm Schlegel is the 596th most popular writer (down from 563rd in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Germany (down from 472nd in 2019) and the 34th 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 596 out of 5,794. Before him are Vuk Karadžić, Mihai Eminescu, Anthony Burgess, Dino Buzzati, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and France Prešeren. After him are Harry Martinson, Robert Ludlum, John le Carré, Georg Büchner, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, and Juan Ramón Jiménez.
1787 - 1864
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 590
1850 - 1889
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 591
1917 - 1993
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 592
1906 - 1972
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 593
1741 - 1803
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 594
1800 - 1849
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 595
1767 - 1845
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 596
1904 - 1978
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 597
1927 - 2001
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 598
1931 - 2020
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 599
1813 - 1837
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 600
400 - 450
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 601
1881 - 1958
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 602
Among people born in 1767, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 9. Before him are Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Andrew Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Say, John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Constant, and John VI of Portugal. After him are Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Nicolas Oudinot, Manuel Godoy, Maria Theresa of Austria, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, and Henri Christophe. Among people deceased in 1845, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 2. Before him is Andrew Jackson. After him are Julie Clary, John Frederic Daniell, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Guadalupe Victoria, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Simon Mayr, Henrik Wergeland, Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, and Louis-Léopold Boilly.
1767 - 1794
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 3
1767 - 1845
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 4
1767 - 1832
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 5
1767 - 1848
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 6
1767 - 1830
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 7
1767 - 1826
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 8
1767 - 1845
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 9
1767 - 1820
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 10
1767 - 1848
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 11
1767 - 1851
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 12
1767 - 1827
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 13
1767 - 1790
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 14
1767 - 1820
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 15
1767 - 1845
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 1
1767 - 1845
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 2
1771 - 1845
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 3
1790 - 1845
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 4
1764 - 1845
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 5
1786 - 1845
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 6
1785 - 1845
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 7
1759 - 1845
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 8
1763 - 1845
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 9
1808 - 1845
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 10
1756 - 1845
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 11
1761 - 1845
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 524 out of 5,289. Before him are Michael Thonet (1796), Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Walther Rathenau (1867), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Hans Fischer (1881), and Victoria of Baden (1862). After him are Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879), Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Hans von Bülow (1830), Adolf Windaus (1876), and Adolf Galland (1912).
1796 - 1871
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 518
1867 - 1929
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 519
1867 - 1922
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 520
1928 - 2014
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 521
1881 - 1945
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 522
1862 - 1930
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 523
1767 - 1845
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 524
1604 - 1670
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 525
1879 - 1952
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 526
1892 - 1980
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 527
1830 - 1894
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 528
1876 - 1959
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 529
1912 - 1996
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 530
Among writers born in Germany, August Wilhelm Schlegel ranks 34. Before him are Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Erich Kästner (1899), Jean Paul (1763), Patrick Süskind (1949), Ludwig Tieck (1773), and Lion Feuchtwanger (1884). After him are Georg Büchner (1813), Klaus Mann (1906), Dietrich Eckart (1868), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), Elisabeth of Wied (1843), and Bert Hellinger (1925).
1170 - 1220
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 28
1899 - 1974
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 29
1763 - 1825
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 30
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 31
1773 - 1853
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 32
1884 - 1958
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 33
1767 - 1845
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 34
1813 - 1837
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 35
1906 - 1949
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 36
1868 - 1923
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 37
1488 - 1523
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 38
1843 - 1916
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 39
1925 - 2019
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 40