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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gotthard of Hildesheim

960 - 1038

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Gotthard (or Godehard) (960 – 5 May 1038 AD; Latin: Gotthardus, Godehardus), also known as Gothard or Godehard the Bishop, was a German bishop venerated as a saint. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gotthard of Hildesheim has received more than 52,171 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Gotthard of Hildesheim is the 940th most popular religious figure (down from 798th in 2019), the 1,231st most popular biography from Germany and the 26th most popular German Religious Figure.

Gottfried of Hildesheim is most famous for his chronicle, which he wrote in the early 12th century. It is a history of the world from the time of Adam and Eve to the time of the author's own life.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gotthard of Hildesheim ranks 940 out of 2,238Before him are Severinus of Noricum, José Freire Falcão, Heinrich Bullinger, Antipope Victor IV, Jacob Frank, and Bavo of Ghent. After him are Alessandro Farnese, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, Paul of Samosata, Jacob Sprenger, and Jorge Medina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 960, Gotthard of Hildesheim ranks 6Before him are Sweyn Forkbeard, Theophanu, Constantine VIII, Seongjong of Goryeo, and Henry V, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Abu Nasr Mansur, Bagrat III of Georgia, Fulbert of Chartres, Gershom ben Judah, Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, and Bernward of Hildesheim. Among people deceased in 1038, Gotthard of Hildesheim ranks 3Before him are Stephen I of Hungary and Seljuk. After him are Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia, Gunhilda of Denmark, William VI, Duke of Aquitaine, and Herman IV, Duke of Swabia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gotthard of Hildesheim ranks 1,231 out of 6,142Before him are Dieter Rams (1932), Manuel Neuer (1986), Erich Heckel (1883), Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570), Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530), and Claudia Schiffer (1970). After him are Max Hoffmann (1869), Willi Herold (1925), Karin Schubert (1944), Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837), Dorothea Binz (1920), and Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (1447).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Gotthard of Hildesheim ranks 26Before him are Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Bruno of Querfurt (970), Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Conrad Schumann (1942), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), and Severinus of Noricum (410). After him are Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), Otto of Bamberg (1060), Mechtilde (1241), Johann Eck (1486), and Walter Kasper (1933).