WRITER

Sebastian Franck

1499 - 1543

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastian Franck has received more than 65,343 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sebastian Franck is the 2,733rd most popular writer (up from 2,943rd in 2019), the 2,884th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,999th in 2019) and the 179th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 65k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Das verbüthschiert mit siben Sigeln verschlossen Buch, das recht niemandt auffthun, verstehen oder lesen kan
Bible, Criticism, interpretation
1539
Paradoxa
Catholic Church, Doctrinal and controversial works, Early works to 1800
1909
Weltbuch
Description and travel, Geography
1534
Chronica
Early works to 1800, World history
1555
Sprichworter, das ist, Schöne, weise, vnd kluge Reden
German Proverbs
1591
Paradoxa
2018

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sebastian Franck ranks 2,733 out of 7,302. Before him are Marie Marvingt, Francis Ponge, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Ludwig Rellstab, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Vladimir Voinovich. After him are Itzhak Katzenelson, Takuboku Ishikawa, Mina Witkojc, Stephenie Meyer, Albert Robida, and Gulbadan Begum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1499, Sebastian Franck ranks 17. Before him are Maria Salviati, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Michiel Coxie, Jan Łaski, Polidoro da Caravaggio, and Garcia de Orta. After him are Laurentius Petri, Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, Gjon Buzuku, Lempira, Peter Martyr Vermigli, and Johannes Brenz. Among people deceased in 1543, Sebastian Franck ranks 14. Before him are Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Maria Salviati, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Francesco Canova da Milano, Polidoro da Caravaggio, and Susanna of Bavaria. After him are Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Melchior Hoffman, Francesco Granacci, and Quli Qutb Shah.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sebastian Franck ranks 2,884 out of 7,253. Before him are Edzard II, Count of East Frisia (1532), Josias von Heeringen (1850), Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877), Ludwig Rellstab (1799), Karl Genzken (1885), and Michael Maier (1568). After him are Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Hansi Müller (1957), Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936), Uli Edel (1947), Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794), and Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1740).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Sebastian Franck ranks 179. Before him are Waldemar Bonsels (1880), Matthias Claudius (1740), Gustav Schwab (1792), Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808), Cornelia Funke (1958), and Ludwig Rellstab (1799). After him are Mina Witkojc (1893), Alice Schwarzer (1942), Malwida von Meysenbug (1816), Wolfgang Iser (1926), Heinrich Vogeler (1872), and Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772).

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