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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 91,085 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William of Moerbeke is the 2,168th most popular writer (down from 2,056th in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 276th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 21

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  • 6.69

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  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William of Moerbeke ranks 2,168 out of 7,302. Before him are Al-Farazdaq, Phan Bội Châu, Michel Leiris, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, Isaac the Blind, and Katsu Kaishū. After him are Auguste Maquet, Nelson Algren, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Antimachus, Herman Bang, and Alexander Imich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1215, William of Moerbeke ranks 7. Before him are Kublai Khan, Pope Celestine V, Pope John XXI, Pope Nicholas III, Violant of Hungary, and Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg. After him are David VII of Georgia, Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester, Mécia Lopes de Haro, Hethum I, King of Armenia, Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary, and Zdislava Berka. Among people deceased in 1286, William of Moerbeke ranks 7. Before him are Eric V of Denmark, Bar Hebraeus, Alexander III of Scotland, Gurju Khatun, Zhenjin, and Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq. After him are John I, Duke of Brittany, Sophia of Denmark, and Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 302 out of 1,190. Before him are Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Jean Bolland (1596), Gustave de Molinari (1819), Michiel Coxie (1499), Arnold Geulincx (1624), and Peter Snayers (1592). After him are Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Frans Janssens (1945), Stradanus (1523), James Weddell (1787), Odilon Polleunis (1943), and Claude Piron (1931).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 17. Before him are Georges Rodenbach (1855), Hugo Claus (1929), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), John of Ruusbroec (1293), and Jean Bolland (1596). After him are Guido Gezelle (1830), Hendrik Conscience (1812), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Jean Ray (1887), and Daniël Heinsius (1580).

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