975 - 1018
Thietmar (also Dietmar or Dithmar; 25 July 975 – 1 December 1018), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death in 1018, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty. Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to as Liuthar, were the Saxon nobles Lothar II, Count of Stade, and Lothar I, Count of Walbeck. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thietmar of Merseburg has received more than 98,242 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Thietmar of Merseburg is the 930th most popular writer (up from 1,046th in 2019), the 905th most popular biography from Germany (up from 979th in 2019) and the 58th most popular German Writer.
Thietmar of Merseburg is most famous for his chronicle of the Ottonian dynasty, which he wrote in the years 1012-1018. The chronicle is a history of the Germanic people from the death of Otto the Great in 973 to the death of Henry II in 1024.
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Among writers, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 930 out of 5,755. Before him are Jules Renard, James Jones, Alexandra David-Néel, Ben Jonson, Arthur Adamov, and Roger Zelazny. After him are Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Ahmad Khani, Ivan Gundulić, Jan Potocki, Felix Salten, and Charles Nodier.
1864 - 1910
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 924
1921 - 1977
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 925
1868 - 1969
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 926
1572 - 1637
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 927
1908 - 1970
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 928
1937 - 1995
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 929
975 - 1018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 930
1838 - 1889
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 931
1650 - 1707
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 932
1589 - 1638
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 933
1761 - 1815
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 934
1869 - 1945
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 935
1780 - 1844
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 936
Among people born in 975, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 3. Before him are Stephen I of Hungary and Pope John XIX. After him is Hisham III of Córdoba. Among people deceased in 1018, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 2. Before him is Harald II of Denmark. After him are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Antipope Gregory VI, Abd al-Rahman IV, Henry I, Margrave of Austria, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, Ad-Darazi, and William II, Count of Provence.
975 - 1038
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
975 - 1032
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 2
975 - 1018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3
975 - 1036
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 4
980 - 1018
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 1
975 - 1018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2
1000 - 1018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
1000 - 1018
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 4
1000 - 1018
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 5
965 - 1018
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 6
1000 - 1018
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 7
1000 - 1018
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 8
982 - 1018
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 9
Among people born in Germany, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 905 out of 6,142. Before him are Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), Reinhard Scheer (1863), John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), and Kurt Koffka (1886). After him are William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493), Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173), Tannhäuser (1205), Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724), Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1754), and Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430).
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 899
1635 - 1709
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 900
1370 - 1428
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 901
1863 - 1928
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 902
1525 - 1598
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 903
1886 - 1941
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 904
975 - 1018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 905
1493 - 1550
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 906
1173 - 1231
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 907
1205 - 1270
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 908
1724 - 1780
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 909
1754 - 1832
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 910
1430 - 1495
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 911
Among writers born in Germany, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 58. Before him are Kurt Eisner (1867), Hans Sachs (1494), Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (1868), Stefan George (1868), Marie d'Agoult (1805), and Christoph Martin Wieland (1733). After him are Tannhäuser (1205), Emanuel Schikaneder (1751), Ernst Hanfstaengl (1887), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622), Bernhard Schlink (1944), and Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586).
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 52
1494 - 1576
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 53
1868 - 1937
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 54
1868 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 55
1805 - 1876
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 56
1733 - 1813
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 57
975 - 1018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 58
1205 - 1270
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 59
1751 - 1812
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 60
1887 - 1975
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 61
1622 - 1676
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 62
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 63
1586 - 1654
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 64