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Helmold

1120 - 1177

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Helmold of Bosau (c. 1120 – after 1177) was a Saxon historian of the 12th century and a priest at Bosau near Plön. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helmold has received more than 52,566 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Helmold is the 156th most popular historian (down from 135th in 2019), the 2,285th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,101st in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Historian.

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  • 53k

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  • 61.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Helmold ranks 156 out of 561. Before him are Barbara W. Tuchman, Norman Davies, Gottfried Achenwall, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, and Edward Luttwak. After him are Paisius of Hilendar, Marin Barleti, Matthew of Edessa, Ibn al-Faqih, Arnold Toynbee, and Hermann Abert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1120, Helmold ranks 5. Before him are Louis VII of France, Eric IX of Sweden, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, and Bolesław IV the Curly. After him are Philip of Milly, Eysteinn Erlendsson, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne. Among people deceased in 1177, Helmold ranks 3. Before him are Henry II, Duke of Austria, and William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon. After him are Azalais de Porcairagues, and Eystein Meyla.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helmold ranks 2,285 out of 7,253. Before him are Nicholas Mercator (1620), Friedrich von Gärtner (1791), Wilhelm Souchon (1864), Ernst von Salomon (1902), Ferdinand von Bredow (1884), and Karl Ernst (1904). After him are George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892), Sigmar Polke (1941), Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722), Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (1772), Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort (1517), and Julius Benedict (1804).

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Among HISTORIANS In Germany

Among historians born in Germany, Helmold ranks 19. Before him are Reinhart Koselleck (1923), Golo Mann (1909), August Ludwig von Schlözer (1735), Heinrich von Treitschke (1834), Hieronymus Wolf (1516), and Jan Assmann (1938). After him are Hermann Abert (1871), Karl Krumbacher (1856), Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim (1701), Gustav Hugo (1764), Karl Lamprecht (1856), and Friedrich Meinecke (1862).

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