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Otto of Freising

1114 - 1158

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Otto of Freising (Latin: Otto Frisingensis; c. 1114 – 22 September 1158) was a German churchman of the Cistercian order and chronicled at least two texts which carries valuable information on the political history of his own time. He was the bishop of Freising from 1138. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto of Freising has received more than 110,122 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Otto of Freising is the 868th most popular writer (up from 989th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Austria (up from 243rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Austrian Writer.

Otto of Freising was a bishop and historian from the 12th century. He is most famous for his writings on the Crusades.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Otto of Freising ranks 868 out of 5,755. Before him are Éric Zemmour, Jean Webster, Bacchylides, Sarah, Duchess of York, Luis Sepúlveda, and James May. After him are H. Rider Haggard, Appius Claudius Caecus, Jean de Joinville, Gerard of Cremona, Ali Shariati, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1114, Otto of Freising ranks 3. Before him are Bhāskara II and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. After him are Gerard of Cremona, Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, and Rainald of Dassel. Among people deceased in 1158, Otto of Freising ranks 1. After him are Sancho III of Castile, Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, and Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Otto of Freising ranks 217 out of 1,237. Before him are Josef von Sternberg (1894), Leopold I, Duke of Austria (1290), Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589), Anton Diabelli (1781), Bruno Bettelheim (1903), and Božena Němcová (1820). After him are Jörg Haider (1950), Oskar Potiorek (1853), Albert IV, Duke of Austria (1377), Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871), Elizabeth of Austria (1526), and Max Reinhardt (1873).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Otto of Freising ranks 21. Before him are Hermann Broch (1886), Edward Bernays (1891), Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), Miep Gies (1909), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), and Božena Němcová (1820). After him are Klaus Ebner (1964), Franz Grillparzer (1791), August Kubizek (1888), Eva Schloss (1929), Joseph Mohr (1792), and Peter Altenberg (1859).

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