RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Karl Lehmann

1936 - 2018

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Karl Lehmann (16 May 1936 – 11 March 2018) was a German prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Mainz from 1983 to 2016, being elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. He served as chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops from 1987 to 2008, being considered one of the most influential prelates in Germany in those years and a leading proponent of liberal stances within the Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Lehmann has received more than 120,766 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Karl Lehmann is the 1,923rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,871st in 2019), the 3,155th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,175th in 2019) and the 80th most popular German Religious Figure.

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  • 120k

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  • 52.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Karl Lehmann ranks 1,923 out of 3,187. Before him are Pierre Robert Olivétan, Marian Jaworski, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, Jehoiada, Bénézet, and Stanisława Leszczyńska. After him are Joseph the Hymnographer, Hur, Macedonius I of Constantinople, Teresa of the Andes, Cuthbert, and Friar Julian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Karl Lehmann ranks 223. Before him are Zdeněk Svěrák, Lucia Berlin, Abbie Hoffman, Antonio Gades, Ian Hacking, and Nahum Stelmach. After him are Guillermo Endara, Alex Olmedo, Moacir Claudino Pinto, Mala Sinha, Edward Feigenbaum, and Lars Gustafsson. Among people deceased in 2018, Karl Lehmann ranks 171. Before him are Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Avicii, Serge Dassault, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Lewis Gilbert, and Nicolas Roeg. After him are Kim Larsen, Joseph Joffo, Serhiy Tkach, Kirin Kiki, Michael Halliday, and Lyudmila Alexeyeva.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Lehmann ranks 3,155 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Rosenmüller (1619), Ludwig von Reuter (1869), Theodor Oberländer (1905), Rolf Carls (1885), Adam Ries (1492), and Hugo Eckener (1868). After him are Tanita Tikaram (1969), Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (1873), Philipp von Boeselager (1917), Hans Erich Nossack (1901), Friedrich Kirchner (1885), and Johann Samuel König (1712).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Karl Lehmann ranks 80. Before him are Engelbert II of Berg (1185), Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1606), Adolf Bertram (1859), Anno II (1010), Conrad of Parzham (1818), and Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703). After him are Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644), Ludwig Müller (1883), Alfred Delp (1907), Conrad of Wittelsbach (1125), Alojs Andritzki (1914), and Willigis (940).

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