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William of Malmesbury

1080 - 1140

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William of Malmesbury (Latin: Willelmus Malmesbiriensis; c. 1095 – c. 1143) was the foremost English historian of the 12th century. He has been ranked among the most talented English historians since Bede. Modern historian C. Warren Hollister described him as "a gifted historical scholar and an omnivorous reader, impressively well versed in the literature of classical, patristic, and earlier medieval times as well as in the writings of his own contemporaries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William of Malmesbury has received more than 281,483 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). William of Malmesbury is the 211th most popular historian (down from 208th in 2019), the 2,138th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,230th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Historian.

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  • 52.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, William of Malmesbury ranks 211 out of 339. Before him are Évariste Lévi-Provençal, Vasily Klyuchevsky, Fritz Fischer, Ahmad Kasravi, Philochorus, and Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi. After him are Claude Cahen, Christian Gottlob Heyne, Joseph Klausner, Michael Glykas, Slobodan Jovanović, and Reinhart Dozy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, William of Malmesbury ranks 15. Before him are Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Margaret Fredkulla, Sanai, Raymond du Puy, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, and William of Conches. After him are Domenico Morosini, Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, and Henry of Huntingdon. Among people deceased in 1140, William of Malmesbury ranks 4. Before him are Irnerius, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, and Leo I, Prince of Armenia. After him is Diego Gelmírez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William of Malmesbury ranks 2,138 out of 7,765. Before him are Thomas Kyd (1558), John Vanbrugh (1664), Lottie Dod (1871), Maurice Evans (1901), John Bull (1562), and Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182). After him are Damien Hirst (1965), Harold Abrahams (1899), Herbert Chapman (1878), Guy Burgess (1911), Robert Brown (1921), and Alan Price (1942).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, William of Malmesbury ranks 20. Before him are Steven Runciman (1903), Antony Beevor (1946), Robert Conquest (1917), Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810), Quentin Skinner (1940), and W. Montgomery Watt (1909). After him are George Buchanan (1506), John Foxe (1516), Tony Judt (1948), Christopher Hill (1912), Edward Granville Browne (1862), and Gerald of Wales (1146).

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