RELIGIOUS FIGURE

George Abbot

1562 - 1633

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George Abbot (29 October 1562 – 4 August 1633) was an English bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633. He also served as the fourth chancellor of the University of Dublin, from 1612 to 1633. Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as "[a] sincere but narrow-minded Calvinist". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Abbot has received more than 8,031 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). George Abbot is the 2,826th most popular religious figure (down from 2,518th in 2019), the 4,254th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,168th in 2019) and the 101st most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, George Abbot ranks 2,826 out of 3,187Before her are Emma Smith, Thomas Christopher Collins, Peter Poreku Dery, Zimran, Domenico Mezzadri, and Joseph Strickland. After her are Paul Grégoire, Fernando Cardenal, John I of Antioch, Umberto Betti, Léon-Étienne Duval, and Laurus Škurla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1562, George Abbot ranks 21Before her are Adam van Noort, Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, Bento de Góis, James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg, Francis Godwin, and Christen Sørensen Longomontanus. After her is Samuel Daniel. Among people deceased in 1633, George Abbot ranks 20Before her are Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Juan Pablo Bonet, John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Francis Godwin, and Étienne Brûlé. After her is William Ames.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Abbot ranks 4,254 out of 8,785Before her are Dexter Fletcher (1966), Owain Gwynedd (1100), Roger Ascham (1515), Howard Marks (1945), Sadie Frost (1965), and Paula Yates (1959). After her are Michelle Dockery (1981), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Richey Edwards (1967), Tony Adams (1966), and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, George Abbot ranks 101Before her are David Beaton (1494), Jonathan Sacks (1948), Cædmon (657), Roger of Wendover (1200), Dolly Pentreath (1692), and Chad of Mercia (634). After her are Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), John Morton (1420), Matthew Webb (1848), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), and Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864).