RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Asser

900 - 908

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Asser (; Welsh: [ˈasɛr]; died c. 909) was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. After spending a year at Caerwent because of illness, Asser accepted. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asser is the 2,280th most popular religious figure (down from 2,255th in 2019), the 2,760th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,701st in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Asser ranks 2,280 out of 3,187. Before him are Mkrtich Khrimian, Maternus of Cologne, Miguel Obando y Bravo, Muhammad al-Sadr, Hur, and Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga. After him are Quodvultdeus, Rino Fisichella, Jacob of Nisibis, Paul IV of Constantinople, Pope Theonas of Alexandria, and George II of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Asser ranks 57. Before him are Eudokia Baïana, Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany, Godfrid, Duke of Frisia, Guy, Margrave of Tuscany, Alan I, King of Brittany, and Constantine of Preslav. After him are Ingelger, Burgred of Mercia, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Orso I Participazio, Pietro Tribuno, and Udo of Neustria. Among people deceased in 908, Asser ranks 4. Before him are Emperor Ai of Tang, Al-Muktafi, and Li Keyong. After him are Remigius of Auxerre, and Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Asser ranks 2,761 out of 8,785. Before him are James Whale (1889), William Bayliss (1860), Kyle Walker (1990), Quentin Skinner (1940), Edith Durham (1863), and Joseph Raphson (1648). After him are Iain Banks (1954), Nicollette Sheridan (1963), Paul Hunter (1978), Bob Peck (1945), Agnes Arber (1879), and Marion Chesney (1936).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Asser ranks 71. Before him are Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), Benedict Biscop (628), Roger Deakins (1949), Charles Wesley (1707), Jonathan Sacks (1948), and Willehad (735). After him are George Cruikshank (1792), Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), Arthur Roche (1950), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Lullus (710), and Andrew Bell (1753).

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