WRITER

Jordan of Saxony

1190 - 1237

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Jordan of Saxony, OP (referred to in Latin as Jordanis, also known as de Alamania; c. 1190 – 1237), was a German Catholic priest and one of the first leaders of the Dominican Order. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jordan of Saxony has received more than 81,236 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jordan of Saxony is the 1,933rd most popular writer (down from 1,708th in 2019), the 2,065th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,805th in 2019) and the 126th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 81k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jordan of Saxony ranks 1,933 out of 7,302. Before him are Tawfiq al-Hakim, Al-Busiri, Éric Zemmour, John of Ruusbroec, Pierre Gringore, and Giovanni Botero. After him are Robert James Waller, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Ko Un, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1190, Jordan of Saxony ranks 5. Before him are Pope Clement IV, Sorghaghtani Beki, Sundiata Keita, and Vincent of Beauvais. After him are Theodora Angelina, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid, Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Władysław Odonic, Andronikos Palaiologos, Henry II, Count of Bar, and Agafia of Rus. Among people deceased in 1237, Jordan of Saxony ranks 4. Before him are Kayqubad I, John of Brienne, and Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France. After him are Huijong of Goryeo, Berengaria of León, and Joan, Lady of Wales.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jordan of Saxony ranks 2,065 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolfgang Borchert (1921), Friedrich Kellner (1885), Johannes Sturm (1507), Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691), Hans Globke (1898), and Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1307). After him are Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772), Wilhelm Adam (1877), Otto Dietrich (1897), Peter Lely (1618), Loriot (1923), and Johann Homann (1664).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Jordan of Saxony ranks 126. Before him are Katia Mann (1883), Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579), Paul Gerhardt (1607), Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797), Handrij Zejler (1804), and Wolfgang Borchert (1921). After him are Margarete Buber-Neumann (1901), Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871), Yehuda Amichai (1924), Rudolf Rocker (1873), Carl Zuckmayer (1896), and Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773).

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