WRITER

Hadewijch

1200 - 1260

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Hadewijch (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːdəʋɪx]), sometimes referred to as Hadewych or Hadewig (of Brabant or of Antwerp), was a 13th-century poet and mystic, probably living in the Duchy of Brabant. Most of her extant writings are in a Brabantian form of Middle Dutch. Her writings include visions, prose letters and poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hadewijch has received more than 156,779 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hadewijch is the 1,711th most popular writer (down from 1,659th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

De Visioenen van Hadewijch
1979
Brieven
Mysticism
1947
Mengeldichten
1952
Ecrits mystiques des béguines
1954
Miere herten licht doolt na U al
1973
Béguine, écrivain et mystique
1994

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hadewijch ranks 1,711 out of 7,302. Before her are Táhirih, Sheridan Le Fanu, Boris Akunin, Bernard Malamud, Kateb Yacine, and Mao Dun. After her are Lucinda Riley, Hermann Bahr, Pierre Plantard, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Lewis Mumford, and Mateo Alemán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Hadewijch ranks 23. Before her are Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Guillaume de Lorris, Sayf al-Din Ghazi I, Anonymus, Marcabru, and Nicholas Kanabos. After her are Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Suleiman II, Jean de Chelles, Liang Kai, and Lembitu. Among people deceased in 1260, Hadewijch ranks 7. Before her are Qutuz, Kitbuqa, Accursius, Thomas of Celano, Sinchi Roca, and Albert I, Duke of Saxony. After her are Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Giacomo da Lentini, Kadan, Morta, Constance of Toulouse, and Minhaj-i-Siraj.

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