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Robert de Boron

1110 - 1300

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Robert de Boron (also spelled in the manuscripts "Roberz", "Borron", "Bouron", "Beron") was a French poet active around the late 12th and early 13th centuries, notable as the reputed author of the poems Joseph d'Arimathie and Merlin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert de Boron has received more than 145,383 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Robert de Boron is the 1,735th most popular writer (down from 1,637th in 2019), the 1,986th most popular biography from France (down from 1,878th in 2019) and the 250th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Merlin
Arthurian romances, Merlin (Legendary character), Romances
1979
La suite du Roman de Merlin
1996
Merlin and the Grail: Joseph of Arimathea, Merlin, Perceval
Translations into English, Grail, Romances
2001
I due primi libri della Istoria di Merlino
Arthurian romances, Merlin (Legendary character), Romances
1884
Merlin and the Grail
Romances, Translations into English, Arthurian romances
2001

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert de Boron ranks 1,735 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Grin, Håkan Nesser, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Arthur Machen, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, and Augusto Roa Bastos. After him are Stanisław Wyspiański, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, William Carlos Williams, Joan Didion, Konstantin Ushinsky, and Peter Abrahams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, Robert de Boron ranks 9. Before him are John of Salisbury, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, John Tzetzes, García Ramírez of Navarre, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, and Kaykaus I. After him are Boril of Bulgaria, Antipope Paschal III, Rostislav I of Kiev, Bertha of Sulzbach, Richard of Saint Victor, and Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama. Among people deceased in 1300, Robert de Boron ranks 10. Before him are Marie de France, Guido Cavalcanti, Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, Trần Hưng Đạo, Maria Palaiologina, and Anonymus. After him are Chaka of Bulgaria, Liang Kai, Kilij Arslan III, Mitso Asen of Bulgaria, Sven Aggesen, and Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert de Boron ranks 1,986 out of 6,770. Before him are Hervé Renard (1968), Philippe Honoré (1941), Claude Sautet (1924), Lothair II of Italy (1000), Jacques-François Blondel (1705), and Mélanie Bonis (1858). After him are Jean-Marc Ayrault (1950), Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712), Zénaïde Bonaparte (1801), Jean Goujon (1510), Jean II Le Maingre (1366), and Robert Pires (1973).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Robert de Boron ranks 250. Before him are François Pierre La Varenne (1618), Marcel Schwob (1867), Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), Jean Bodel (1165), Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1669), and Pierre Plantard (1920). After him are Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808), Joseph Joubert (1754), Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), Michel Zevaco (1860), Gabriel Naudé (1600), and Albert Gleizes (1881).

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