RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nicholas of Lyra

1270 - 1349

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Nicholas of Lyra (French: Nicolas de Lyre; c. 1270 – October 1349), or Nicolaus Lyranus, a Franciscan teacher, was among the most influential practitioners of biblical exegesis in the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas of Lyra has received more than 69,602 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Nicholas of Lyra is the 2,123rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,955th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 70k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nicholas of Lyra ranks 2,123 out of 3,187. Before him are Simão Rodrigues, Benedict Biscop, Achille Silvestrini, Domenico Ferrata, Mohammad Yunus Khalis, and Cosmas of Maiuma. After him are Luigi Maglione, Reinhard Marx, Euthymius of Tarnovo, Jeralean Talley, Maxim of Bulgaria, and Paulo Evaristo Arns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1270, Nicholas of Lyra ranks 12. Before him are Theodore Metochites, Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany, Lancelotto Malocello, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Juliana Falconieri, and Cino da Pistoia. After him is Thoros III, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1349, Nicholas of Lyra ranks 10. Before him are James III of Majorca, Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary, Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, Luchino Visconti, Hamdallah Mustawfi, and Thomas Bradwardine. After him are Günther von Schwarzburg, and Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria.

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