1215 - 1286
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, William of Moerbeke ranks 2,062 out of 5,755. Before 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.
1825 - 1890
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,056
1792 - 1848
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,057
1906 - 1956
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,058
1813 - 1853
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,059
1486 - 1566
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,060
1922 - 1951
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,061
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,062
1236 - 1306
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,063
450 - 534
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,064
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,065
1887 - 1957
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,066
1868 - 1927
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,067
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,068
Among people born in 1215, William of Moerbeke ranks 8. Before 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 5. Before 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.
1215 - 1296
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 2
1215 - 1277
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 3
1215 - 1280
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 4
1215 - 1253
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 5
1215 - 1267
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 6
1215 - 1270
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 7
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8
1215 - 1245
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 9
1215 - 1270
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 10
1215 - 1270
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 11
1215 - 1252
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 12
1215 - 1238
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 13
1215 - 1275
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 14
1249 - 1286
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1
1226 - 1286
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 2
1241 - 1286
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 3
1243 - 1286
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 5
1227 - 1286
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 6
1217 - 1286
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 7
1212 - 1286
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 8
1213 - 1286
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 9
1241 - 1286
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 10
Among people born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 276 out of 1,019. Before 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).
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 270
1517 - 1585
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 271
1480 - 1555
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 272
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 273
1727 - 1794
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 274
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 275
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 276
1592 - 1667
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 277
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 278
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 279
1624 - 1669
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 280
1870 - 1894
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 281
1902 - 1983
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 282
Among writers born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 17. Before 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).
1855 - 1898
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 11
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 12
1522 - 1592
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13
1596 - 1665
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 14
1293 - 1381
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 15
1898 - 1962
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 16
1215 - 1286
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 17
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 18
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 19
1856 - 1940
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 20
1150 - 1184
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 21
1887 - 1964
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 22
1830 - 1899
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 23