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Ælfric of Eynsham

955 - 1020

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Ælfric of Eynsham (Old English: Ælfrīc; Latin: Alfricus, Elphricus; c. 955 – c. 1010) was an English abbot and a student of Æthelwold of Winchester, and a consummate, prolific writer in Old English of hagiography, homilies, biblical commentaries, and other genres. He is also known variously as Ælfric the Grammarian (Alfricus Grammaticus), Ælfric of Cerne, and Ælfric the Homilist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfric of Eynsham has received more than 237,994 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ælfric of Eynsham is the 5,234th most popular writer (down from 4,719th in 2019), the 3,938th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,584th in 2019) and the 442nd most popular British Writer.

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  • 240k

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  • 46.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ælfric's De Temporibus Anni
1942
The Anglo-Saxon version of the Hexameron of St. Basil, or, Be Godes six daga weorcum
1849
La Grammaire d'Ælfric
Latin language, Grammar, Early works to 1500
2005

Page views of Ælfric of Eynshams by language

Over the past year Ælfric of Eynsham has had the most page views in the with 31,239 views, followed by Italian (1,760), and Spanish (1,502). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Albanian (400.00%), Esperanto (82.47%), and Serbo-Croatian (47.27%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 5,234 out of 7,302. Before him are Ajdar Ismailov, Fran Lebowitz, Daša Drndić, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Franz Xaver Kroetz, and Henriette Roland Holst. After him are George Călinescu, Alexander Ablesimov, Leo Buscaglia, Áron Tamási, Sergei Lukyanenko, and Kjell Espmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 9. Before him are Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Al-Aziz Billah, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Arduin of Ivrea, Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia, and Lutgardis of Luxemburg.  Among people deceased in 1020, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 11. Before him are Al-Sijzi, Trdat, Malusha, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, Melus of Bari, and Gagik I of Armenia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 3,938 out of 8,785. Before him are Ed Westwick (1987), Asa Butterfield (1997), Joanna Pettet (1942), Joe Mercer (1914), Jim Capaldi (1944), and Gary Daniels (1963). After him are Alec Jeffreys (1950), Murray Walker (1923), Thomas Thomson (1817), Eric Thompson (1919), Lachlan Macquarie (1762), and Albert Lee (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 442. Before him are Donald Rayfield (1942), John Farey Sr. (1766), Clara Reeve (1729), David McKee (1935), Bob Shaw (1931), and George Crabbe (1754). After him are Thomas Love Peacock (1785), Edward Carpenter (1844), R. M. Ballantyne (1825), Joanne Harris (1964), Sax Rohmer (1883), and Charles Wilkins (1749).

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