RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hans Tausen

1494 - 1561

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Hans Tausen (Tavsen) (1494 – 11 November 1561) nicknamed the “Danish Luther” was the leading Lutheran theologian of the Danish Reformation in Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Tausen has received more than 67,453 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Tausen is the 1,603rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,654th in 2019), the 246th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 264th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 67k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hans Tausen ranks 1,603 out of 3,187. Before him are Reginald Lee, Antipope Dioscorus, Muhammad al-Sadr, Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Gregory III Laham, and Ushpia. After him are Bernward of Hildesheim, Honoratus, Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad, Laurean Rugambwa, Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, and Luigi Jacobini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Hans Tausen ranks 17. Before him are Lucas van Leyden, William Tyndale, Hans Sachs, Antonio de Mendoza, Saitō Dōsan, and Oronce Finé. After him are Antoinette de Bourbon, Ambrosius Holbein, Christina Gyllenstierna, Domingo de Soto, Francesco Maurolico, and Johannes Agricola. Among people deceased in 1561, Hans Tausen ranks 15. Before him are Claude Garamond, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Sayri Túpac, Jan Tarnowski, Luis de Milán, and Alonso Berruguete. After him are Yamamoto Kansuke, Catherine of Mecklenburg, Caspar Schwenckfeld, Saitō Yoshitatsu, Jorge de Montemor, and Simon Bening.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hans Tausen ranks 246 out of 1,032. Before him are Otto Friedrich Müller (1730), Count Ingolf of Rosenborg (1940), Christen Købke (1810), Susanne Bier (1960), Eugenius Warming (1841), and Helena Christensen (1968). After him are Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (1966), Max Heindel (1865), Holger Nielsen (1866), Valdemar the Young (1209), and Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (1603).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Hans Tausen ranks 3. Before him are Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), and Christian Mortensen (1882). After him are Sigmundur Brestisson (961), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), and Oswald of Worcester (1000).

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