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Ulrich von Hutten

1488 - 1523

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Ulrich von Hutten (21 April 1488 – 29 August 1523) was a German knight, scholar, poet and satirist, who later became a follower of Martin Luther and a Protestant reformer. By 1519, he was an outspoken critic of the Roman Catholic Church. Hutten was a bridge between the Renaissance humanists and the Lutheran Reformation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulrich von Hutten has received more than 175,726 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Ulrich von Hutten is the 754th most popular writer (down from 516th in 2019), the 719th most popular biography from Germany (down from 474th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Writer.

Ulrich von Hutten was a German knight, scholar, and poet. He was most famous for his criticism of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, and his involvement in the Knights' Revolt.

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Notable Works

Of the vvood called guaiacum
Early works to 1800, Guaiac, Syphilis
1536
Ulrich von Hutten
1860
Schriften
1859
On the eve of the Reformation
Medieval Wit and humor
1964
Gesprächbüchlein Ulrichs von Hutten
1888
Deutsche Schriften
1970
Outis [=romanized form]
1518
Schriften
1859
Febris dialogus Huttenicus
1519
Vlrichi de Hutten equitis Germani. Aula. Dialogus
1518
Of the vvood called guaiacum
Early works to 1800, Guaiac, Syphilis
1536
Deutsche Schriften
1970
Schriften
1859
Vlrichi de Hutten equitis Germani. Aula. Dialogus
1518
Febris dialogus Huttenicus
1519
Outis [=romanized form]
1518
Of the vvood called guaiacum
Early works to 1800, Guaiac, Syphilis
1536
Deutsche Schriften
1970

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ulrich von Hutten ranks 754 out of 7,302. Before him are Taha Hussein, Aelius Donatus, Christa Wolf, Clemens Brentano, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle. After him are Antonio Machado, Jean Anouilh, Nestor the Chronicler, Epicharmus of Kos, Antonio Tabucchi, and Klaus Ebner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1488, Ulrich von Hutten ranks 4. Before him are Titian, Jungjong of Joseon, and Lütfi Pasha. After him are Germaine of Foix, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Sebastian Münster, Joseph Karo, Ferdinand Columbus, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, and Johannes Magnus. Among people deceased in 1523, Ulrich von Hutten ranks 4. Before him are Pope Adrian VI, Pietro Perugino, and Luca Signorelli. After him are Gerard David, Mehmed I Giray, Antonio Grimani, Bartolomeo Montagna, Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, Prospero Colonna, Franz von Sickingen, and Ashikaga Yoshitane.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ulrich von Hutten ranks 719 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722), Johann Bayer (1572), Alfred Hugenberg (1865), Kurt Schwitters (1887), Clemens Brentano (1778), and Max Liebermann (1847). After him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), Gabriele Münter (1877), John George I, Elector of Saxony (1585), Anneliese Michel (1952), Albert Göring (1895), and Hans von Bülow (1830).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Ulrich von Hutten ranks 42. Before him are August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Ludwig Tieck (1773), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Hugo Ball (1886), Georg Büchner (1813), and Clemens Brentano (1778). After him are Wilhelm Hauff (1802), Marie d'Agoult (1805), Karl Harrer (1890), Theodor Fontane (1819), Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724), and Thietmar of Merseburg (975).

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