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Wolfram von Eschenbach

1170 - 1220

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Wolfram von Eschenbach (German: [ˈvɔlfʁam fɔn ˈɛʃn̩bax]; c. 1160/80 – c. 1220) was a German knight, poet and composer, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfram von Eschenbach has received more than 318,144 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Wolfram von Eschenbach is the 467th most popular writer (down from 444th in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 379th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Writer.

Wolfram von Eschenbach is most famous for writing Parzival, a medieval German epic poem.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 467 out of 5,755Before him are Vasily Grossman, Wu Cheng'en, Enheduanna, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Henry IV of Castile, and René Guénon. After him are Jacques Hébert, Grazia Deledda, William Makepeace Thackeray, Octavio Paz, Boris Vian, and Savitribai Phule.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1170, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 4Before him are Fibonacci, Saint Dominic, and Valdemar II of Denmark. After him are Walther von der Vogelweide, Constantine Laskaris, Hermann von Salza, Isabella of Hainault, Muqali, Jayadeva, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Pierre de Castelnau. Among people deceased in 1220, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 3Before him are Saxo Grammaticus and Muhammad II of Khwarazm. After him are Attar of Nishapur, Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Kaykaus I, Giraut de Bornelh, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg, Richeza of Denmark, and Ingvar of Kiev.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 423 out of 6,142Before him are Frederica of Hanover (1917), Caroline of Baden (1776), Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Hans Krebs (1898), Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), and Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928). After him are Hans Fritzsche (1900), Ernst Abbe (1840), Gerhard Richter (1932), Oskar Dirlewanger (1895), Julius Lothar Meyer (1830), and Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886).

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 26Before him are Karl May (1842), Einhard (770), Michael Ende (1929), Friedrich Schlegel (1772), Wilhelm Grimm (1786), and Traudl Junge (1920). After him are Jean Paul (1763), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), Patrick Süskind (1949), Erich Kästner (1899), Heinrich Mann (1871), and Lion Feuchtwanger (1884).