WRITER

Herrad of Landsberg

1125 - 1195

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Herrad of Landsberg (Latin: Herrada Landsbergensis; c. 1130 – July 25, 1195) was a 12th-century Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herrad of Landsberg has received more than 251,360 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Herrad of Landsberg is the 1,285th most popular writer (down from 1,185th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Hortus deliciarum
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Illustrations, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts
Hortus deliciarum: Le "Jardin des délices"
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Specimens
Hortus deliciarum ...
Illumination (of MSS. and books), Specimens, reproductions

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herrad of Landsberg ranks 1,285 out of 7,302Before her are Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Antipater of Sidon, Paul Scarron, James Brendan Connolly, and Josef Čapek. After her are Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Judah Leon Abravanel, Cratinus, Thomas Chatterton, Poul Anderson, and Alma Reville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1125, Herrad of Landsberg ranks 4Before her are Jayavarman VII, Sweyn III of Denmark, and Jaufre Rudel. After her are Lu You, Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Petronilla of Aquitaine, Michael Glykas, Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen, and Conrad of Wittelsbach. Among people deceased in 1195, Herrad of Landsberg ranks 3Before her are Henry the Lion, and Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. After her are Alix of France, Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Wu Yi of Shang, and Albert I, Margrave of Meissen.

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