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William of Moerbeke

1215 - 1286

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William of Moerbeke, O.P. (Dutch: Willem van Moerbeke; Latin: Guillelmus de Morbeka; 1215–35 – c. 1286), was a prolific medieval translator of philosophical, medical, and scientific texts from Greek into Latin, enabled by the period of Latin rule of the Byzantine Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William of Moerbeke has received more than 82,933 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William of Moerbeke is the 2,062nd most popular writer (down from 1,912th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 241st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William of Moerbeke ranks 2,062 out of 5,755Before him are Camilo Castelo Branco, Frederick Marryat, Samad Vurgun, Frédéric Ozanam, Sigismund von Herberstein, and Tadeusz Borowski. After him are Jacopone da Todi, Marcellinus Comes, Kingsley Amis, Josef Lada, Stanisław Przybyszewski, and Carlos Marighella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1215, William of Moerbeke ranks 8Before him are Pope Celestine V, Pope John XXI, Pope Nicholas III, Violant of Hungary, Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, and Hethum I, King of Armenia. After him are Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary, David VII of Georgia, Mécia Lopes de Haro, Zdislava Berka, John I of Trebizond, and Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester. Among people deceased in 1286, William of Moerbeke ranks 5Before him are Eric V of Denmark, Bar Hebraeus, Alexander III of Scotland, and Zhenjin. After him are Gurju Khatun, John I, Duke of Brittany, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi, and Sophia of Denmark.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 276 out of 1,019Before him are Thibaut Courtois (1992), Rembert Dodoens (1517), Herri met de Bles (1480), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), and Patrick Bauchau (1938). After him are Peter Snayers (1592), Max Verstappen (1997), Eden Hazard (1991), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), and Jean Rey (1902).

Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 17Before him are Georges Rodenbach (1855), Hugo Claus (1929), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Jean Bolland (1596), John of Ruusbroec (1293), and Michel de Ghelderode (1898). After him are Hendrik Conscience (1812), FM-2030 (1930), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Jean Ray (1887), and Guido Gezelle (1830).