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William of Jumièges

1000 - 1070

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William of Jumièges (born c. 1000 – died after 1070) (French: Guillaume de Jumièges) was a contemporary of the events of 1066, and one of the earliest writers on the subject of the Norman conquest of England. He is himself a shadowy figure, only known by his dedicatory letter to William the Conqueror as a monk of Jumièges. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William of Jumièges has received more than 58,608 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William of Jumièges is the 3,600th most popular writer (down from 2,961st in 2019), the 3,497th most popular biography from France (down from 2,946th in 2019) and the 455th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William of Jumièges ranks 3,600 out of 5,755Before him are Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Remmius Palaemon, Gene Wolfe, Ewald Christian von Kleist, Antun Gustav Matoš, and Friedrich Theodor Vischer. After him are Carmen Martín Gaite, Charles Brockden Brown, Otfrid of Weissenburg, Lola Anglada, John Henry Mackay, and Þorbjörn Hornklofi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, William of Jumièges ranks 57Before him are Dub, King of Scotland, Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, Miroslav of Croatia, Coloman of Stockerau, Abu Ali Bal'ami, and Albert I, Count of Namur. After him are Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais, Constantine Diogenes, Oswald of Worcester, Amlaíb Cuarán, and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Among people deceased in 1070, William of Jumièges ranks 3Before him are Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders and John Mauropous.

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In France

Among people born in France, William of Jumièges ranks 3,497 out of 6,011Before him are Charles Rigoulot (1903), Anne Dacier (1645), Pierre Sinibaldi (1924), Joseph de Villèle (1773), Laetitia Casta (1978), and Jules Émile Planchon (1823). After him are Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing (1729), Dominique Rocheteau (1955), Philippe Streiff (1955), Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons (1606), Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais (1000), and Joseph Daul (1947).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, William of Jumièges ranks 455Before him are Henry Bataille (1872), Maurice Genevoix (1890), Jean Desmarets (1595), Bernard Maris (1946), Claude Bourgelat (1712), and Maurice de Guérin (1810). After him are Claude Favre de Vaugelas (1585), Pierre Jean Jouve (1887), Maurice Scève (1501), Jules Barbier (1825), Louise Weiss (1893), and Antoine Furetière (1619).