WRITER

Walter Map

1140 - 1210

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Walter Map (Latin: Gualterius Mappus; 1130 – c. 1209/1210) was a medieval writer. He wrote De nugis curialium, which takes the form of a series of anecdotes of people and places, offering insights into the history of his time. Map was a courtier of King Henry II of England, who sent him on missions to Louis VII of France and to Pope Alexander III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Map has received more than 96,721 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Map is the 4,208th most popular writer (down from 3,172nd in 2019), the 3,012th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,372nd in 2019) and the 338th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 97k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

De nugis curialium
Tales, Medieval, Early works to 1800, Courts and courtiers
1923
Walter Map
1914
Les romans de la Table ronde
1868
De Nugis Curialium Distinctiones Quinque
2018
The Latin poems commonly attributed to Walter Mapes
Medieval Poetry, Latin Poets
1841
Walter Map's "De nugis curialium"
Social life and customs, History, Sources
1923

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter Map ranks 4,208 out of 7,302. Before him are Juhan Smuul, Hélène Berr, Isidore Isou, Daniela Hodrová, Masuji Ibuse, and Rafik Schami. After him are Ma Duanlin, Mary Seacole, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Léon Damas, Catherine Millet, and David Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1140, Walter Map ranks 16. Before him are Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Michael Choniates, Xin Qiji, Theodore Balsamon, and Simon II, Duke of Lorraine.  Among people deceased in 1210, Walter Map ranks 7. Before him are Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Qutb al-Din Aibak, Arnaut Daniel, Sverker II of Sweden, Hartmann von Aue, and Lu You. After him is Philippa of Armenia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Map ranks 3,012 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Hooker (1554), John Winthrop (1588), Henry Raeburn (1756), George Graham (1673), Ralph Copeland (1837), and Henry Shrapnel (1761). After him are Alkmund of Derby (800), Alan Young (1919), Jonathan Nolan (1976), Michael Gothard (1939), Brian Blessed (1936), and Brian Hart (1936).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Walter Map ranks 338. Before him are Helen Fielding (1958), John Christopher (1922), Susanna Hall (1583), Sue Townsend (1946), William Langland (1332), and John Winthrop (1588). After him are David Almond (1951), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Anthony Hope (1863), Richard Pococke (1704), Richard Hakluyt (1552), and Pamela Colman Smith (1878).

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