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Jacob van Maerlant

1235 - 1300

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob van Maerlant has received more than 41,559 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jacob van Maerlant is the 4,808th most popular writer (down from 3,161st in 2019), the 594th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 409th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 42k

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  • 45.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 4,808 out of 5,755. Before him are Walter M. Miller Jr., William Harrison Ainsworth, Petr Bezruč, Jan de Hartog, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Paul van Ostaijen. After him are Louise Penny, José Mármol, Charles Williams, Archibald MacLeish, Mari Jungstedt, and Jack Finney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1235, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 10. Before him are Muhammad II of Granada, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Hugh III of Cyprus, Shlomo ibn Aderet, and Hayton of Corycus.  Among people deceased in 1300, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 19. Before him are Mitso Asen of Bulgaria, Sven Aggesen, Roy Mata, Ivanko, Alexius Slav, and Ivan II of Bulgaria. After him is Layamon.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 594 out of 1,019. Before him are Joseph Pholien (1884), Jean Vallée (1941), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Jules Renkin (1862), Aimé Haegeman (1861), and Paul van Ostaijen (1896). After him are André Vandewyer (1909), Lei Clijsters (1956), Fernand de Montigny (1885), Paul Van Asbroeck (1874), Henri De Deken (1907), and Théodore Nouwens (1908).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 39. Before him are Willem Elsschot (1882), Stijn Streuvels (1871), Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1957), Jan van Beers (1821), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), and Paul van Ostaijen (1896). After him are François Weyergans (1941), Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Jan Frans Willems (1793), Herman Teirlinck (1879), and Axel Merckx (1972).

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