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Henry of Huntingdon

1080 - 1160

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Henry of Huntingdon (Latin: Henricus Huntindoniensis; c. 1088 – c. 1157), the son of a canon in the diocese of Lincoln, was a 12th-century English historian and the author of Historia Anglorum (Medieval Latin for "History of the English"), as "the most important Anglo-Norman historian to emerge from the secular clergy". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry of Huntingdon has received more than 140,742 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry of Huntingdon is the 4,543rd most popular writer (down from 4,047th in 2019), the 3,400th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,020th in 2019) and the 390th most popular British Writer.

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  • 140k

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  • 46.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 4,543 out of 5,755. Before him are Igor Newerly, Damon Knight, John Gower, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Robert Richardson, and Melissa Mathison. After him are Jacques Roubaud, Peter Carey, Gyula Illyés, Richard Bentley, Fedir Bohatyrchuk, and Kenjirō Tokutomi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 18. Before him are Raymond du Puy, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, William of Conches, William of Malmesbury, Domenico Morosini, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur.  Among people deceased in 1160, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 15. Before him are Theodore Prodromos, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, Herman of Carinthia, Ibn al-Qalanisi, Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah, and Matilda of Carinthia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 3,400 out of 7,765. Before him are Roy Ward Baker (1916), Richard Wilson (1936), R. M. Hare (1919), William Huskisson (1770), David Marshall Lang (1924), and Gabrielle Anwar (1970). After him are Edward Blyth (1810), Asa Butterfield (1997), Clifford Curzon (1907), Suze Randall (1946), Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743), and Justin Welby (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 390. Before him are Grace Aguilar (1816), Donald Rayfield (1942), W. W. Jacobs (1863), Robert Greene (1558), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), and John Gower (1330). After him are Richard Bentley (1662), Brian Lumley (1937), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), W. S. Gilbert (1836), Elizabeth Goudge (1900), and Len Deighton (1929).

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