RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Johann Arndt

1555 - 1621

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Johann Arndt (or Arnd; 27 December 1555 – 11 May 1621) was a German Lutheran theologian and mystic who wrote several influential books of devotional Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Arndt has received more than 103,237 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Johann Arndt is the 1,240th most popular religious figure (down from 1,118th in 2019), the 1,815th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,600th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 63.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Johann Arndt ranks 1,240 out of 3,187. Before him are Cristóvão Ferreira, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Ahijah the Shilonite, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Hujr ibn Adi, and Vitalis of Milan. After him are Lothair II of Italy, Fernando Filoni, Agnes of Assisi, Jubal, Regino of Prüm, and Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1555, Johann Arndt ranks 10. Before him are Naresuan, Konishi Yukinaga, Andreas Libavius, François de Malherbe, Cesare Ripa, and Dong Qichang. After him are Louise de Coligny, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Charles II, Lord of Monaco, Moderata Fonte, Antonio Tempesta, and Giovanni Antonio Magini. Among people deceased in 1621, Johann Arndt ranks 16. Before him are Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Cristofano Allori, Catherine Stenbock, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, Antoine de Montchrestien, and Ambrosius Bosschaert. After him are Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, John Berchmans, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Jan Jesenius, and Hendrick de Keyser.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Arndt ranks 1,815 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1818), Johann Gottfried Walther (1684), William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1425), Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772), Robert Enke (1977), and Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853). After him are Kathrine Switzer (1947), Elke Sommer (1940), Hermann Weingärtner (1864), Hans F. K. Günther (1891), Gottfried von Cramm (1909), and Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Johann Arndt ranks 42. Before him are Mechtilde (1241), Rupert of Salzburg (650), Arnold Janssen (1837), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), and Berthold (1180). After him are Regino of Prüm (842), Irmina of Oeren (700), Frederick of Utrecht (780), Benno (1010), Augustin Bea (1881), and George Müller (1805).

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