1050 - 1140
Irnerius (c. 1050 – after 1125), sometimes referred to as lucerna juris ("lantern of the law"), was an Italian jurist, and founder of the School of Glossators and thus of the tradition of medieval Roman Law. He taught the newly recovered Roman lawcode of Justinian I, the Corpus Juris Civilis, among the liberal arts at the University of Bologna, his native city. The recovery and revival of Roman law, taught first at Bologna in the 1070s, was a momentous event in European cultural history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irnerius has received more than 84,716 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Irnerius is the 18th most popular lawyer (up from 22nd in 2019), the 1,335th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,536th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Lawyer.
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Among lawyers, Irnerius ranks 18 out of 68. Before him are Tobias Asser, Rudolf von Jhering, Tribonian, Raphael Lemkin, Peter Benenson, and Fabian von Schlabrendorff. After him are Carla Del Ponte, Al-Tahawi, Muhammad al-Shaybani, John F. Kennedy Jr., Helmuth James von Moltke, and Ewald Georg von Kleist.
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 13
475 - 542
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 14
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 15
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 16
1907 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 17
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 18
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 19
853 - 935
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 20
750 - 805
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 21
1960 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 22
1907 - 1945
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 23
1700 - 1748
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 24
Among people born in 1050, Irnerius ranks 12. Before him are Roscellinus, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Halsten Stenkilsson, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Olaf III of Norway, and Walter Sans Avoir. After him are Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, Olaf I of Denmark, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Ahmad al-Muqtadir, and Berthold II, Duke of Swabia. Among people deceased in 1140, Irnerius ranks 1. After him are Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Leo I, Prince of Armenia, William of Malmesbury, and Diego Gelmírez.
1050 - 1121
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 6
1050 - 1105
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 7
1050 - 1081
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 8
1050 - 1113
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 9
1050 - 1093
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 10
1050 - 1096
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 11
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 12
1050 - 1080
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 13
1050 - 1095
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 14
1050 - 1095
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 15
1050 - 1127
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 16
1050 - 1082
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 17
1050 - 1111
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 18
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1
1075 - 1140
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2
1100 - 1140
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 3
1080 - 1140
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 4
1069 - 1140
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 5
Among people born in Italy, Irnerius ranks 1,335 out of 4,668. Before him are Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (1328), Gianni Morandi (1944), Andrea della Robbia (1435), Carlo Rubbia (1934), Dicaearchus (-350), and Bruttia Crispina (164). After him are Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679), Giovanni Papini (1881), Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466), Giovanni Leone (1908), Vito Genovese (1897), and Franco Alfano (1875).
1328 - 1365
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,329
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1,330
1435 - 1525
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,331
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,332
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,333
164 - 191
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,334
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,335
1679 - 1731
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,336
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,337
1466 - 1519
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,338
1908 - 2001
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,339
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,340
1875 - 1954
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,341
Among lawyers born in Italy, Irnerius ranks 1. After him are Baldus de Ubaldis (1327), Alfenus Varus (-100), Alberico Gentili (1552), Cino da Pistoia (1270), and Dario Franceschini (1958).
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1
1327 - 1400
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 2
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3
1552 - 1608
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 4
1270 - 1336
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 5
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 6