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Matthew Paris

1200 - 1259

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Matthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris (Latin: Matthæus Parisiensis, lit. 'Matthew the Parisian'; c. 1200 – 1259), was an English Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts, and cartographer who was based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. He authored a number of historical works, many of which he scribed and illuminated himself, typically in drawings partly coloured with watercolour washes, sometimes called "tinted drawings". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Paris has received more than 384,072 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Matthew Paris is the 1,121st most popular painter (down from 943rd in 2019), the 2,257th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,938th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Painter.

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  • 51.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Matthew Paris ranks 1,121 out of 1,421. Before him are Lorenzo Lippi, Tawaraya Sōtatsu, James Rosenquist, Alexandre Calame, Konrad Mägi, and Joachim Wtewael. After him are Simon Marmion, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Albert Eckhout, Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, Achilles Painter, and Laurits Tuxen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Matthew Paris ranks 50. Before him are Bretislav III, Thomas of Britain, Robert of Chester, Tashfin ibn Ali, Birger Brosa, and Aimeric de Peguilhan. After him are Ishaq ibn Ali, Mleh, Prince of Armenia, Dirk VII, Count of Holland, Othon de la Roche, John X of Constantinople, and Ivanko. Among people deceased in 1259, Matthew Paris ranks 9. Before him are Gojong of Goryeo, Henry of Latvia, Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, Al-Mansur Ali, Ezzelino III da Romano, and Thomas, Count of Flanders.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Paris ranks 2,257 out of 7,765. Before him are Frank Bridge (1879), Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), Rio Ferdinand (1978), Asma al-Assad (1975), George Cruikshank (1792), and Cuthred of Wessex (750). After him are Julian Bream (1933), William Smith (1813), Hugh Hudson (1936), Fish (1958), Richard Chancellor (1521), and Cædwalla of Wessex (659).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Matthew Paris ranks 38. Before him are George Frederic Watts (1817), Arthur Hughes (1832), Barbara Hepworth (1903), Richard Wilson (1714), Pieter de Molijn (1595), and George Romney (1734). After him are John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836), Auguste Couder (1789), Roger Fry (1866), Bridget Riley (1931), L. S. Lowry (1887), and Richard Dadd (1817).

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