WRITER

Jacob van Maerlant

1235 - 1300

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob van Maerlant has received more than 46,784 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob van Maerlant is the 5,225th most popular writer (down from 4,792nd in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 5,225 out of 7,302. Before him are Muthuswami Dikshitar, Bob Shaw, William F. Buckley Jr., George Crabbe, Fatos Kongoli, and Ralph Giordano. After him are Georgy Ivanov, Ingrid Noll, Günter de Bruyn, Ajdar Ismailov, Fran Lebowitz, and Daša Drndić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1235, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 11. Before him are Muhammad II of Granada, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Hugh III of Cyprus, Shlomo ibn Aderet, Hayton of Corycus, and Qian Xuan.  Among people deceased in 1300, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 22. Before him are Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Dobromir Chrysos, Ivanko, Alexius Slav, Ivan II of Bulgaria, and Roy Mata. After him is Layamon.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 672 out of 1,190. Before him are Hector Goetinck (1886), Maurice Carême (1899), Jean Vallée (1941), Roger Swerts (1942), Eric van de Poele (1961), and Marie-Anne Libert (1782). After him are Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843), Oscar Dessomville (1876), Gérard Delbeke (1903), Jan Frans Willems (1793), Paul Van Asbroeck (1874), and Karel Lismont (1949).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 41. Before him are Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Suzanne Lilar (1901), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Stijn Streuvels (1871), François Weyergans (1941), and Maurice Carême (1899). After him are Jan Frans Willems (1793), Jan van Beers (1821), Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1957), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), and Axel Merckx (1972).

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