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Ava

1060 - 1127

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The poet Ava (c. 1060 – 7 February 1127), also known as Frau Ava, Ava of Göttweig or Ava of Melk, was the first named female writer in any genre in the German language. She is the author of five poems which focus on Christian themes of salvation and the second coming of Christ. Her work on the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus "has been praised as the first German epic". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ava is the 4,516th most popular writer (down from 4,461st in 2019), the 841st most popular biography from Austria (down from 811th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among writers, Ava ranks 4,516 out of 7,302. Before her are Régine Deforges, Hector Bianciotti, Alexander Galich, Robert Pinget, Michalina Wisłocka, and Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio. After her are Tad Williams, Olivier de Serres, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Rachel de Queiroz, Bahram Beyzai, and H. C. Artmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1060, Ava ranks 18. Before her are Felicia of Roucy, Moses ibn Ezra, Gerberga, Countess of Provence, Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, Richard of Salerno, and Gertrude of Brunswick. After her are Konstantios Doukas, Eadmer, Symeon of Durham, and Ranulf Flambard. Among people deceased in 1127, Ava ranks 7. Before her are William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, Charles I, Count of Flanders, Prince Álmos, Fulcher of Chartres, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, and William II, Duke of Apulia.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ava ranks 841 out of 1,424. Before her are Clemens Holzmeister (1886), Albert Ehrenstein (1886), Johann Natterer (1787), Heinz Weixelbraun (1963), Hans Walzhofer (1906), and Kurt Jara (1950). After her are Karin Kneissl (1965), Siegmund von Hausegger (1872), H. C. Artmann (1921), Christian Schwarz-Schilling (1930), Baron Karl von Hasenauer (1833), and Erik Schinegger (1948).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Ava ranks 62. Before her are René Wellek (1903), Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897), Berta Zuckerkandl (1864), Annemarie Selinko (1914), Herbert W. Franke (1927), and Albert Ehrenstein (1886). After her are H. C. Artmann (1921), Géza Csáth (1887), Ruth Maier (1920), Ruth Klüger (1931), Rosa Mayreder (1858), and Ferdinand von Saar (1833).

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