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Orderic Vitalis

1075 - 1142

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Orderic Vitalis (Latin: Ordericus Vitalis; 16 February 1075 – c. 1142) was an English chronicler and Benedictine monk who wrote one of the great contemporary chronicles of 11th- and 12th-century Normandy and Anglo-Norman England. Working out of the Abbey of Saint-Evroul, he is credited with writing the Historia Ecclesiastica, a work detailing the history of Europe and the Mediterranean from the birth of Jesus Christ into his own age. The son of a cleric, he was born into a noble family, claiming both English and Norman heritage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Orderic Vitalis has received more than 225,412 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Orderic Vitalis is the 2,114th most popular writer (up from 2,301st in 2019), the 1,595th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,772nd in 2019) and the 171st most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Orderic Vitalis ranks 2,114 out of 7,302. Before him are Patrick O'Brian, D. R. Bendre, Ramón Sampedro, Gaston Paris, Sholem Asch, and James Herbert Brennan. After him are John Kennedy Toole, Consort Ban, Tadeusz Borowski, Dexippus, Maurice Joly, and Ed McBain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1075, Orderic Vitalis ranks 8. Before him are Al-Zamakhshari, Adelard of Bath, Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Emperor Taizong of Jin, and Kim Bu-sik. After him are Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, and Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. Among people deceased in 1142, Orderic Vitalis ranks 4. Before him are Peter Abelard, Yue Fei, and Alexios Komnenos. After him are Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, Elimar II, Count of Oldenburg, and Andronikos Komnenos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Orderic Vitalis ranks 1,595 out of 8,785. Before him are Neville Marriner (1924), Patrick O'Brian (1914), Francis Baily (1774), Ida Lupino (1918), Alexander Mackenzie (1764), and James Herbert Brennan (1940). After him are Eliza Poe (1787), Harry Kane (1993), David Moyes (1963), George Stubbs (1724), James Boswell (1740), and Thomas Arne (1710).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Orderic Vitalis ranks 171. Before him are Philip Kerr (1956), Clive Barker (1952), George MacDonald (1824), James Hilton (1900), Patrick O'Brian (1914), and James Herbert Brennan (1940). After him are James Boswell (1740), Aphra Behn (1640), Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Caxton (1422), Matthew Arnold (1822), and Rebecca West (1892).

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