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William of Rubruck

1220 - 1293

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William of Rubruck (Dutch: Willem van Rubroeck; Latin: Gulielmus de Rubruquis; fl. 1248–1255) or Guillaume de Rubrouck was a Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer. He is best known for his travels to various parts of the Middle East and Central Asia in the 13th century, including the Mongol Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William of Rubruck has received more than 328,653 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). William of Rubruck is the 457th most popular writer (up from 547th in 2019), the 535th most popular biography from France (up from 620th in 2019) and the 78th most popular French Writer.

William of Rubruck is most famous for his account of his journey to the Mongol Empire in 1253.

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  • 330k

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  • 67.11

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William of Rubruck ranks 457 out of 5,755. Before him are John Galsworthy, Ilya Ehrenburg, Athenaeus, Anaïs Nin, Salman Rushdie, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. After him are Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Vasily Grossman, Wu Cheng'en, and Enheduanna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1220, William of Rubruck ranks 5. Before him are Roger Bacon, Alexander Nevsky, Pope Martin IV, and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. After him are Brunetto Latini, Stefan Uroš I, Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, Ugolino della Gherardesca, Traidenis, Emperor Go-Saga, and Enzo of Sardinia. Among people deceased in 1293, William of Rubruck ranks 1. After him are Al-Ashraf Khalil, David VI of Georgia, Henry of Ghent, Vakhtang II of Georgia, and Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara.

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In France

Among people born in France, William of Rubruck ranks 535 out of 6,011. Before him are Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788), John Vianney (1786), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Eugène Boudin (1824), Anaïs Nin (1903), and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172). After him are Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627), Rashi (1040), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), Joseph Black (1728), Charles II of Navarre (1332), and Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, William of Rubruck ranks 78. Before him are Louis Aragon (1897), Louise de La Vallière (1644), Patrick Modiano (1945), Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848), Ève Curie (1904), and Anaïs Nin (1903). After him are Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), René Guénon (1886), Jacques Hébert (1757), Boris Vian (1920), and Jules Michelet (1798).

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