WRITER

Johannes Tauler

1300 - 1361

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Johannes Tauler OP (c. 1300 – 16 June 1361) was a German mystic, a Catholic priest and a theologian. A disciple of Meister Eckhart, he belonged to the Dominican order. Tauler was known as one of the most important Rhineland mystics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Tauler has received more than 170,143 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Johannes Tauler is the 952nd most popular writer (up from 1,008th in 2019), the 1,079th most popular biography from France (up from 1,179th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular French Writer.

Johannes Tauler is most famous for being one of the most influential Christian mystics in the late Middle Ages.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johannes Tauler ranks 952 out of 7,302. Before him are Hans Sachs, L. Frank Baum, Alexandra David-Néel, Vātsyāyana, Virginia Satir, and Andrew of Crete. After him are Patrick White, Sin Saimdang, Alfred Kubin, George Steiner, Panait Istrati, and Al-Mutanabbi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300, Johannes Tauler ranks 6. Before him are Guillaume de Machaut, Gaykhatu, Nilüfer Hatun, Nogai Khan, and Baydu. After him are Mesud II, Kayqubad III, Masamune, Jani Beg, Khutughtu Khan Kusala, and Guy de Chauliac. Among people deceased in 1361, Johannes Tauler ranks 3. Before him are Jean Buridan, and Philippe de Vitry. After him are Philip I, Duke of Burgundy, Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, María de Padilla, Blanche of Bourbon, An-Nasir Hasan, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Giovanni Dolfin, and Ingeborg of Norway.

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In France

Among people born in France, Johannes Tauler ranks 1,079 out of 6,770. Before him are Thomas Couture (1815), Michel Rolle (1652), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (1082), Theudebert II (585), and Desireless (1952). After him are Christine of France (1606), Elliott Erwitt (1928), Jean-Marc Nattier (1685), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), Abel Gance (1889), and Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Johannes Tauler ranks 142. Before him are Eugène Scribe (1791), Maurice Druon (1918), Jacques Clément (1567), Jean de La Bruyère (1645), Pierre Larousse (1817), and Alexandra David-Néel (1868). After him are George Steiner (1929), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Victorien Sardou (1831), Heinrich Kramer (1430), Jean de Joinville (1224), and Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780).

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