WRITER
Michael Denis
1729 - 1800
Michael Denis
Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also: Sined the Bard, (27 September 1729 – 29 September 1800) was an Austrian Catholic priest and Jesuit, who is best known as a poet, bibliographer, and lepidopterist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Denis has received more than 35,635 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Michael Denis is the 4,038th most popular writer (down from 3,985th in 2019), the 763rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 718th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Austrian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
36k
Page Views (PV)
56.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
7.55
Effective Languages (L*)
1.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Michael Denis ranks 4,038 out of 7,302. Before him are Gabrielle Wittkop, Russell Banks, Rémy Belleau, Alykul Osmonov, Peyo Yavorov, and Horst Bienek. After him are Arno Holz, Pyotr Vyazemsky, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Zenta Mauriņa, V. C. Andrews, and Alaa Al Aswany.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGabrielle Wittkop
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,032
Russell Banks
1940 - 2023
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,033
Rémy Belleau
1528 - 1577
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,034
Alykul Osmonov
1915 - 1950
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,035
Peyo Yavorov
1878 - 1914
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,036
Horst Bienek
1930 - 1990
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,037
Michael Denis
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,038
Arno Holz
1863 - 1929
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,039
Pyotr Vyazemsky
1792 - 1878
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,040
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
1884 - 1958
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,041
Zenta Mauriņa
1897 - 1978
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,042
V. C. Andrews
1923 - 1986
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,043
Alaa Al Aswany
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,044
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1729, Michael Denis ranks 26. Before him are Michał Kazimierz Ogiński, Michael von Melas, Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing, Christian Gottlob Heyne, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, and Giuseppe Parini. After him are Ivan Argunov, Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Clara Reeve, Fyodor Volkov, and Josiah Bartlett. Among people deceased in 1800, Michael Denis ranks 27. Before him are Friedrich Gilly, Joseph de Guignes, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, William Cowper, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, and Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle. After him are Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Victor Louis, John Rutledge, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Jesse Ramsden, and Elizabeth Montagu.
Others Born in 1729
Go to all RankingsMichał Kazimierz Ogiński
POLITICIAN
1729 - 1800
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 20
Michael von Melas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1806
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 21
Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1794
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 22
Christian Gottlob Heyne
HISTORIAN
1729 - 1812
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 23
Johann Gottlieb Georgi
GEOGRAPHER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 24
Giuseppe Parini
WRITER
1729 - 1799
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 25
Michael Denis
WRITER
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 26
Ivan Argunov
PAINTER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 27
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny
COMPOSER
1729 - 1817
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 28
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
ARCHITECT
1729 - 1800
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 29
Clara Reeve
WRITER
1729 - 1807
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 30
Fyodor Volkov
ACTOR
1729 - 1763
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 31
Josiah Bartlett
POLITICIAN
1729 - 1795
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1800
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Gilly
ARCHITECT
1772 - 1800
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 21
Joseph de Guignes
HISTORIAN
1721 - 1800
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 22
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1800
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 23
William Cowper
WRITER
1731 - 1800
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 24
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner
MATHEMATICIAN
1719 - 1800
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 25
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle
BIOLOGIST
1746 - 1800
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 26
Michael Denis
WRITER
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 27
Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1800
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 28
Victor Louis
ARCHITECT
1731 - 1800
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 29
John Rutledge
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1800
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 30
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
ARCHITECT
1729 - 1800
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 31
Jesse Ramsden
ENGINEER
1735 - 1800
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 32
Elizabeth Montagu
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 33
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Michael Denis ranks 763 out of 1,424. Before him are Josef Abel (1764), Otto Wahle (1879), Lajos Bíró (1880), Ernst Grünfeld (1893), Lilia Skala (1896), and Aloys Sprenger (1813). After him are Heinrich Lammasch (1853), Dénes Berinkey (1871), Ignaz von Seyfried (1776), Maria Lassnig (1919), Trickster (null), and Hans Moravec (1948).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsJosef Abel
PAINTER
1764 - 1818
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 757
Otto Wahle
SWIMMER
1879 - 1963
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 758
Lajos Bíró
WRITER
1880 - 1948
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 759
Ernst Grünfeld
CHESS PLAYER
1893 - 1962
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 760
Lilia Skala
ACTOR
1896 - 1994
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 761
Aloys Sprenger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1813 - 1893
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 762
Michael Denis
WRITER
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 763
Heinrich Lammasch
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1920
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 764
Dénes Berinkey
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1944
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 765
Ignaz von Seyfried
MUSICIAN
1776 - 1841
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 766
Maria Lassnig
PAINTER
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 767
Trickster
MUSICIAN
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 768
Hans Moravec
ENGINEER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 769
Among WRITERS In Austria
Among writers born in Austria, Michael Denis ranks 53. Before him are Peter Rosegger (1843), Ernst Jandl (1925), Friederike Mayröcker (1924), Ceija Stojka (1933), Ludwig Anzengruber (1839), and Lajos Bíró (1880). After him are Berta Zuckerkandl (1864), René Wellek (1903), Albert Ehrenstein (1886), Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897), Annemarie Selinko (1914), and Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866).
Peter Rosegger
1843 - 1918
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 47
Ernst Jandl
1925 - 2000
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 48
Friederike Mayröcker
1924 - 2021
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 49
Ceija Stojka
1933 - 2013
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 50
Ludwig Anzengruber
1839 - 1889
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 51
Lajos Bíró
1880 - 1948
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 52
Michael Denis
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 53
Berta Zuckerkandl
1864 - 1945
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 54
René Wellek
1903 - 1995
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 55
Albert Ehrenstein
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 56
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
1897 - 1976
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 57
Annemarie Selinko
1914 - 1986
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 58
Richard Beer-Hofmann
1866 - 1945
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 59