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Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
Guillaume de Lorris
Guillaume de Lorris (c. 1200 – c. 1240) was a French scholar and poet from Lorris. He was the author of the first section of the Roman de la Rose. Little is known about him, other than that he wrote the earlier section of the poem around 1230, and that the work was completed forty years later by Jean de Meun. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guillaume de Lorris has received more than 58,367 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Guillaume de Lorris is the 1,715th most popular writer (up from 1,751st in 2019), the 1,945th most popular biography from France (down from 1,923rd in 2019) and the 243rd most popular French Writer.
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58k
Page Views (PV)
56.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.89
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
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Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Guillaume de Lorris ranks 1,715 out of 5,755. Before him are Philemon, Attila József, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Jordan of Saxony, Vasily Shukshin, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. After him are Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Clark Ashton Smith, Hannah Szenes, Symeon the Metaphrast, Jules Romains, and José Carlos Mariátegui.
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Philemon
362 BC - 262 BC
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,709
Attila József
1905 - 1937
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,710
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
1885 - 1939
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,711
Jordan of Saxony
1190 - 1237
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,712
Vasily Shukshin
1929 - 1974
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,713
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,714
Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,715
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
1876 - 1938
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,716
Clark Ashton Smith
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,717
Hannah Szenes
1921 - 1944
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,718
Symeon the Metaphrast
900 - 987
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,719
Jules Romains
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,720
José Carlos Mariátegui
1894 - 1930
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,721
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1200, Guillaume de Lorris ranks 24. Before him are Peire de Montagut, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Gilbert Horal, Hadewijch, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, and Michael I Komnenos Doukas. After him are Anonymus, Pierre Basile, Richard de Bures, Guillaume de Sonnac, Liang Kai, and Suleiman II. Among people deceased in 1238, Guillaume de Lorris ranks 4. Before him are Al-Kamil, Henry the Bearded, and Yuri II of Vladimir. After him are John I of Trebizond and Joan of England, Queen of Scotland.
Others Born in 1200
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Peire de Montagut
1200 - 1232
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 18
Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
1200 - 1227
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 19
Gilbert Horal
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 20
Hadewijch
1200 - 1260
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 21
Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji
1200 - 1204
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 22
Michael I Komnenos Doukas
1200 - 1215
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 23
Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 24
Anonymus
1200 - 1300
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 25
Pierre Basile
1200 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 26
Richard de Bures
1200 - 1247
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 27
Guillaume de Sonnac
1200 - 1250
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 28
Liang Kai
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 29
Suleiman II
1200 - 1204
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1238
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Al-Kamil
1177 - 1238
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1
Henry the Bearded
1163 - 1238
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 2
Yuri II of Vladimir
1188 - 1238
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 3
Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 4
John I of Trebizond
1215 - 1238
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland
1210 - 1238
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 6
In France
Among people born in France, Guillaume de Lorris ranks 1,945 out of 6,011. Before him are Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942), Jean Castex (1965), Roland Bonaparte (1858), Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe (1747), and Joseph Bertrand (1822). After him are Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700), Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (1648), Sacha Distel (1933), Jules Romains (1885), Jacques Cathelineau (1759), and Tony Garnier (1869).
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Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
1428 - 1446
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,939
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
1942 - 2023
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,940
Jean Castex
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,941
Roland Bonaparte
1858 - 1924
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,942
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
1747 - 1768
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,943
Joseph Bertrand
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,944
Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,945
Jean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,946
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans
1648 - 1664
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,947
Sacha Distel
1933 - 2004
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,948
Jules Romains
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,949
Jacques Cathelineau
1759 - 1793
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,950
Tony Garnier
1869 - 1948
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,951
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Guillaume de Lorris ranks 243. Before him are Philippe de Commines (1447), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Dominique Venner (1935), Rodulfus Glaber (985), Henri de Régnier (1864), and François Pierre La Varenne (1618). After him are Jules Romains (1885), Sophie de Condorcet (1764), Pierre Plantard (1920), Pierre Reverdy (1889), Marcel Schwob (1867), and Christian Jacq (1947).
Philippe de Commines
1447 - 1511
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 237
Edmond François Valentin About
1828 - 1885
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 238
Dominique Venner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 239
Rodulfus Glaber
985 - 1047
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 240
Henri de Régnier
1864 - 1936
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 241
François Pierre La Varenne
1618 - 1678
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 242
Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 243
Jules Romains
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 244
Sophie de Condorcet
1764 - 1822
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 245
Pierre Plantard
1920 - 2000
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 246
Pierre Reverdy
1889 - 1960
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 247
Marcel Schwob
1867 - 1905
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 248
Christian Jacq
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 249
