1772 - 1829
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel ( SHLAY-gəl, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃleːɡl̩]; 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German poet, literary critic, philosopher, philologist, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figures of Jena Romanticism. Born into a fervently Protestant family, Schlegel rejected religion as a young man in favor of atheism and individualism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Schlegel has received more than 179,061 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Friedrich Schlegel is the 343rd most popular writer (up from 404th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Germany (up from 345th in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Writer.
Friedrich Schlegel is most famous for his contributions to the German Romantic movement. He was a philosopher, critic, and literary theorist.
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Among writers, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 343 out of 5,755. Before him are Gao Xingjian, Napoleon Hill, Philip Roth, Czesław Miłosz, Sayyid Qutb, and Appian. After him are O. Henry, Jorge Amado, Wilhelm Grimm, Johannes V. Jensen, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, and Paul Éluard.
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 337
1883 - 1970
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 338
1933 - 2018
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 339
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 340
1906 - 1966
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 341
95 - 165
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 342
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 343
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 344
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 345
1786 - 1859
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 346
1873 - 1950
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 347
25 BC - 50
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 348
1895 - 1952
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 349
Among people born in 1772, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 5. Before him are David Ricardo, Novalis, Charles Fourier, and William I of the Netherlands. After him are Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Ram Mohan Roy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Nachman of Breslov, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien. Among people deceased in 1829, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 8. Before him are Pope Leo XII, Thomas Young, Niels Henrik Abel, John Jay, Humphry Davy, and Maria Anna Mozart. After him are Paul Barras, Alexander Griboyedov, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, François-Joseph Gossec, Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa.
1772 - 1823
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 1
1772 - 1801
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 2
1772 - 1837
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 3
1772 - 1843
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 4
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 5
1772 - 1807
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 6
1772 - 1833
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 8
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 9
1772 - 1810
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 10
1772 - 1844
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 11
1772 - 1804
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
1760 - 1829
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 2
1773 - 1829
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 3
1802 - 1829
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 4
1745 - 1829
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 5
1778 - 1829
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 6
1751 - 1829
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 7
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 8
1755 - 1829
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 9
1795 - 1829
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 10
1763 - 1829
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 11
1734 - 1829
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 12
1797 - 1829
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 13
1750 - 1829
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 14
Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 308 out of 6,142. Before him are Franz Marc (1880), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Ernst Ruska (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), Johannes Stark (1874), and Paul Hindemith (1895). After him are Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Konrad Zuse (1910), Pina Bausch (1940), and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945).
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 302
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 303
1906 - 1988
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 304
1914 - 1944
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 305
1874 - 1957
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 306
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 307
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 308
1710 - 1784
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 309
1881 - 1948
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 310
1786 - 1859
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 311
1910 - 1995
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 312
1940 - 2009
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 313
1945 - 1982
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 314
Among writers born in Germany, Friedrich Schlegel ranks 24. Before him are Ernst Jünger (1895), Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Paul Heyse (1830), Karl May (1842), Einhard (770), and Michael Ende (1929). After him are Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Traudl Junge (1920), Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Jean Paul (1763), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), and Patrick Süskind (1949).
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 18
1777 - 1811
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 19
1830 - 1914
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 20
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 21
770 - 840
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 22
1929 - 1995
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 23
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 24
1786 - 1859
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 25
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 26
1170 - 1220
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 27
1763 - 1825
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 28
1488 - 1523
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 29
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 30