RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Geert Groote

1340 - 1384

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Gerard Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geert Groote has received more than 107,776 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Geert Groote is the 1,219th most popular religious figure (down from 1,183rd in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

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  • 57.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Geert Groote ranks 1,219 out of 3,187. Before him are Ad-Darazi, Francesco Barberini, Oda Nobutada, Shirali Muslimov, Ibn Khuzayma, and Carlo Maria Viganò. After him are Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, Lutgardis, Kevin Farrell, Saint Malachy, William Booth, and Marc Ouellet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Geert Groote ranks 10. Before him are John, Duke of Berry, Haakon VI of Norway, Claus Sluter, Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, and Peter II, Count of Alençon. After him are Eleanor of Arborea, Nicholas Tavelic, Stephen of Perm, Jacopo da Bologna, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and Theodora Kantakouzene. Among people deceased in 1384, Geert Groote ranks 4. Before him are John Wycliffe, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, and Louis II, Count of Flanders. After him are Beatrice Regina della Scala, Joan, Duchess of Brittany, Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Thomas Preljubović, and Francesco I Gattilusio.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Geert Groote ranks 278 out of 1,646. Before him are Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (940), Erik ten Hag (1970), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Hendrik Verwoerd (1901), Joop den Uyl (1919), and Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613). After him are Jan de Bont (1943), Philippa of Guelders (1464), Pieter van Laer (1599), Frank de Boer (1970), Erwin Koeman (1961), and Alexandrine Tinné (1835).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Geert Groote ranks 6. Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459), Menno Simons (1496), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Lambert of Maastricht (635), and John of Leiden (1509). After him are Wim Hof (1959), Lidwina (1380), Ludger (742), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Johannes Willebrands (1909), and Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928).

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