WRITER

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 118,301 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Otto of Freising is the 737th most popular writer (up from 867th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Austria (up from 217th in 2019) and the 16th 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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Notable Works

The deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
1966
Ottonis episcopi frisingensis Chronica
1912
The two cities
1928
Chronik; oder
1960
Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
1966
Gesta Friderici I imperatoris
1912

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Otto of Freising ranks 737 out of 7,302. Before him are Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Amin Maalouf, Beatrix Potter, Cao Xueqin, Walter Raleigh, and Sidonius Apollinaris. After him are Georg Büchner, Pierre Boulle, Yanka Kupala, John Dos Passos, Berossus, and Edmond de Goncourt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1114, Otto of Freising ranks 2. Before him is Bhāskara II. After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Gerard of Cremona, Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, Rainald of Dassel, and Gertrude of Sulzbach. Among people deceased in 1158, Otto of Freising ranks 1. After him are Sancho III of Castile, Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg, and Helen of Sweden.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Otto of Freising ranks 181 out of 1,424. Before him are Alfred Schütz (1899), Maria Mandl (1912), Josef Stefan (1835), Alois Brunner (1912), Eric Kandel (1929), and Karl Seitz (1869). After him are Mercédès Jellinek (1889), Elizabeth of Austria (1437), Eduard Strauss (1835), Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852), Maria Anna of Austria (1683), and Klaus Ebner (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Otto of Freising ranks 16. Before him are Gustav Meyrink (1868), Georg Trakl (1887), Hermann Broch (1886), Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874), Edward Bernays (1891), and Walther von der Vogelweide (1170). After him are Klaus Ebner (1964), Franz Grillparzer (1791), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), Božena Němcová (1820), Miep Gies (1909), and August Kubizek (1888).

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