WRITER

Margery Kempe

1373 - Today

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Margery Kempe (c. 1373 – after 1438) was an English Christian mystic, known for writing through dictation The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. Her book chronicles her domestic tribulations, her extensive pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and the Holy Land, as well as her mystical conversations with God. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margery Kempe has received more than 569,152 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Margery Kempe is the 5,002nd most popular writer (down from 4,837th in 2019), the 3,671st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,710th in 2019) and the 420th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Book of Margery Kempe
Biography, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Christian women
1940
The book of Margery Kempe
1936
How to Be a Medieval Woman
Kempe, margery, approximately 1373-, Women authors, Authors, english
2016
The book of Margery Kempe, 1436
Biography, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Christian women
1936
The book of Margery Kempe
Authors, English, Biography, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
1954
The Cell of self-knowledge
Early works to 1800, Contemplation, Spiritual life
1981

Page views of Margery Kempes by language

Over the past year Margery Kempe has had the most page views in the with 81,947 views, followed by Spanish (3,814), and German (2,765). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (119.08%), Cornish (56.57%), and Catalan (39.23%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Margery Kempe ranks 5,002 out of 7,302. Before her are Vladimir Oravsky, José Bergamín, Peter Englund, Henjō, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, and Paul van Ostaijen. After her are Paul Mattick, Dany Laferrière, Joseba Sarrionandia, Gabriel Aresti, Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau, and Ramón J. Sender.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1373, Margery Kempe ranks 13. Before her are Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, and Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Margery Kempe ranks 3,671 out of 8,785. Before her are Bonnie Wright (1991), Toby Stephens (1969), Ronald Rawson (1892), Martin Brundle (1959), Albert Bruce Jackson (1876), and Gemma Arterton (1986). After her are John Miles (1943), Patrick Abercrombie (1879), James Sowerby (1757), William Astbury (1898), Joe Hart (1987), and Russell Brand (1975).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Margery Kempe ranks 420. Before her are Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Thomas Dekker (1572), Richard Hughes (1900), A. E. Housman (1859), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), and Eleanor Farjeon (1881). After her are Margery Allingham (1904), Michael Hirst (1952), Joyce Mansour (1928), John Gower (1330), Eliza Acton (1799), and Edwin Atherstone (1788).

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