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Gallus Anonymus

1010 - 1145

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Gallus Anonymus, also known by his Polonized variant Gall Anonim, is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of Gesta principum Polonorum (Deeds of the Princes of the Poles), composed in Latin between 1112 and 1118. Gallus is generally regarded as the first historian to have described the history of Poland. His Chronicles are an obligatory text for university courses in Polish history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gallus Anonymus has received more than 118,466 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Gallus Anonymus is the 6,887th most popular politician (down from 6,473rd in 2019), the 1,848th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,764th in 2019) and the 458th most popular Italian Politician.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

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  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gallus Anonymus ranks 6,887 out of 19,576Before him are Robert Todd Lincoln, Julio Argentino Roca, Sevar of Bulgaria, André Tardieu, Ptolemy of Aloros, and Prince Alexandre of Belgium. After him are Lee Jong-wook, Francesco Maria del Monte, Jacques Thibaud, Yōsuke Matsuoka, Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Emperor Zhangzong of Jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1010, Gallus Anonymus ranks 10Before him are Andrew I of Hungary, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Robert de Craon, Antipope Honorius II, Antipope Victor IV, and William Iron Arm. After him are Benno, Badr al-Jamali, Drogo of Hauteville, Anno II, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, and Eustace I, Count of Boulogne. Among people deceased in 1145, Gallus Anonymus ranks 3Before him are Pope Lucius II, and Abraham bar Hiyya. After him are Plato Tiburtinus, Zhang Zeduan, Tashfin ibn Ali, Uroš I, Grand Prince of Serbia, and Cecile of France.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gallus Anonymus ranks 1,848 out of 5,161Before him are Piero del Pollaiolo (1443), Gioachino Greco (1590), Bartolomeo Manfredi (1582), Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814), Gaius Marius the Younger (-109), and Pietro I Orseolo (928). After him are Francesco Maria del Monte (1549), Vincenzo Coronelli (1650), Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy (1914), Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1383), Tonino Guerra (1920), and Remo Giazotto (1910).

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