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Gregory of Tours

538 - 593

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Gregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the "father of French history." He was a prelate in the Merovingian kingdom, encompassing Gaul's historic region. Gregory's most notable work is the Decem Libri Historiarum (Ten Books of Histories), also known as the Historia Francorum (History of the Franks). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory of Tours has received more than 507,185 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Gregory of Tours is the 388th most popular writer (down from 315th in 2019), the 457th most popular biography from France (down from 367th in 2019) and the 68th most popular French Writer.

Gregory of Tours is most famous for his Historia Francorum, a history of the Franks.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

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  • 68.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lives and Miracles
Biography & Autobiography
Gregory of Tours, acclaimed as the father of French history, also wrote extensively about holy men and women, and about wondrous events miracles. The conversational stories in "Lives and Miracles "relate what Gregory viewed as the visible results of holy power, direct or mediated, at work in the world."
2015
A History of the Franks
2010
Sancti Georgii Florentii Gregorii, espiscopi turonensis, Histori©Œ ecclesiastic©Œ Francorum libri decem
1836
Vita Patrum
Christian literature, Early
1988
Historia Francorum
1862

Page views of Gregory of Tours by language

Over the past year Gregory of Tours has had the most page views in the with 70,252 views, followed by French (39,307), and German (18,261). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Alemannic (210.30%), West Frisian (67.66%), and Basque (58.61%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gregory of Tours ranks 388 out of 7,302. Before him are Cornelius Nepos, Elena Ferrante, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Mika Waltari, Einhard, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. After him are Attar of Nishapur, Alice Munro, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Sándor Márai, Ali-Shir Nava'i, and Ghalib.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 538, Gregory of Tours ranks 1. After him are Zhiyi, and Emperor Bidatsu. Among people deceased in 593, Gregory of Tours ranks 1. After him are Creoda of Mercia, Dazu Huike, Garibald I of Bavaria, Ceawlin of Wessex, Ino Anastasia, Hussa of Bernicia, and Tytila of East Anglia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gregory of Tours ranks 457 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Le Brun (1619), Louis III of France (863), Suzanne Valadon (1865), Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), and François Arago (1786). After him are Emmanuel Macron (1977), Francis Poulenc (1899), Luc Besson (1959), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), François-Noël Babeuf (1760), and Jeanne Moreau (1928).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Gregory of Tours ranks 68. Before him are Théophile Gautier (1811), Paul Éluard (1895), Alphonse de Lamartine (1790), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), Georges Bataille (1897), and Jean Genet (1910). After him are Jacques Prévert (1900), René Guénon (1886), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Alfred de Musset (1810), Patrick Modiano (1945), and William of Rubruck (1220).

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