RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Richard de Bury

1287 - 1345

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Richard de Bury (24 January 1287 – 14 April 1345), also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and bibliophile. He was a patron of learning and one of the first English collectors of books. He is chiefly remembered for his Philobiblon, written to inculcate in the clergy the pursuit of learning and the love of books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard de Bury has received more than 60,722 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard de Bury is the 2,563rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,222nd in 2019), the 3,339th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,075th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 48.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Richard de Bury ranks 2,563 out of 3,187. Before him are Vladimir Lossky, Joseph Othmar Rauscher, Anne Hutchinson, George II of Constantinople, Saud Al-Shuraim, and Manuel González García. After him are Georg von Kopp, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Severino Poletto, Jakub Wujek, László Kovács, and Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1287, Richard de Bury ranks 8. Before him are William I, Count of Hainaut, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Luchino Visconti, Nasr of Granada, and Hugh Despenser the younger.  Among people deceased in 1345, Richard de Bury ranks 11. Before him are Sati Beg, Constanza Manuel, Sancia of Majorca, John of Montfort, Al-Ashraf Kujuk, and Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard de Bury ranks 3,339 out of 8,785. Before him are May Whitty (1865), Thomas Middleton (1580), Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897), Peter Bonetti (1941), William Lawes (1602), and Henry Scott Tuke (1858). After him are Michael Wilding (1912), Capability Brown (1716), Francis Hauksbee (1660), Aneka (1947), Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), and Charles Avison (1709).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Richard de Bury ranks 79. Before him are Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Ajahn Brahm (1951), Christian Horner (1973), Justin Welby (1956), Nicholas Ridley (1500), and Anne Hutchinson (1591). After him are Carlo Acutis (1991), Æthelthryth (636), Samson of Dol (490), Hilda of Whitby (614), Aldhelm (639), and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932).

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