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Archpoet

1130 - 1165

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The Archpoet (c. 1130 – c. 1165), or Archipoeta (in Latin and German), is the name given to an anonymous 12th-century author of ten medieval Latin poems, the most famous being his "Confession" found in the Carmina Burana manuscript (under CB 191). Along with Hugh Primas of Orléans (with whom he has sometimes been confused), he is cited as the best exemplar of Goliardic poetry and one of the stellar poets of the Latin Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archpoet is the 5,008th most popular writer (down from 4,431st in 2019). (down from 3,613th in 2019)

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Among writers, Archpoet ranks 5,008 out of 7,302. Before him are Ángel Ganivet, Marin Sorescu, Nikolai Tikhonov, John O'Hara, Viivi Luik, and Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan. After him are Mikalojus Daukša, León Felipe, Ælfric of Eynsham, Isabel Briggs Myers, Dmitry Furmanov, and Rod Serling.

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Among people born in 1130, Archpoet ranks 26. Before him are Saint Meinhard, Rurik Rostislavich, Beatrice of Rethel, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Helen of Sweden, and Kirill of Turov. After him is William of Newburgh. Among people deceased in 1165, Archpoet ranks 7. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Stephen IV of Hungary, Malcolm IV of Scotland, Emperor Nijō, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, and Sibylla of Anjou.

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