WRITER
Bernardus Silvestris
1085 - 1160

Bernardus Silvestris
Bernardus Silvestris, also known as Bernard Silvestris and Bernard Silvester, was a medieval Platonist philosopher and poet of the 12th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernardus Silvestris is the 2,199th most popular writer (up from 4,030th in 2019), the 2,472nd most popular biography from France (up from 3,921st in 2019) and the 309th most popular French Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Bernardus Silvestris ranks 2,199 out of 7,302. Before him are Sven Nordqvist, Christina Rossetti, Kuvempu, Lidia Zamenhof, Izumi Shikibu, and Anne Applebaum. After him are Michel Leiris, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Richard Adams, Martin Amis, Abraham ibn Daud, and Elena Poniatowska.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSven Nordqvist
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2,193
Christina Rossetti
1830 - 1894
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2,194
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,195
Lidia Zamenhof
1904 - 1942
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,196
Izumi Shikibu
976 - 1033
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 2,197
Anne Applebaum
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,198
Bernardus Silvestris
1085 - 1160
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,199
Michel Leiris
1901 - 1990
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,200
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
1812 - 1887
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,201
Richard Adams
1920 - 2016
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,202
Martin Amis
1949 - 2023
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,203
Abraham ibn Daud
1110 - 1180
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,204
Elena Poniatowska
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,205
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1085, Bernardus Silvestris ranks 3. Before him are William of St-Thierry, and Ralph I, Count of Vermandois. After him are Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy, Zhang Zeduan, Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, and Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1160, Bernardus Silvestris ranks 11. Before him are Adelard of Bath, Al-Muqtafi, Raymond du Puy, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Herman of Carinthia, and Herman III, Margrave of Baden. After him are Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah, Theodore Prodromos, Ibn al-Qalanisi, Matilda of Carinthia, and Henry of Huntingdon.
Others Born in 1085
Go to all RankingsWilliam of St-Thierry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1085 - 1148
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1
Ralph I, Count of Vermandois
POLITICIAN
1085 - 1152
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 2
Bernardus Silvestris
WRITER
1085 - 1160
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 3
Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1085 - 1143
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 4
Zhang Zeduan
PAINTER
1085 - 1145
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 5
Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen
NOBLEMAN
1085 - 1122
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 6
Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1085 - 1139
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 1160
Go to all RankingsAdelard of Bath
ASTRONOMER
1075 - 1160
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 5
Al-Muqtafi
POLITICIAN
1096 - 1160
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 6
Raymond du Puy
POLITICIAN
1080 - 1160
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 7
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1123 - 1160
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 8
Herman of Carinthia
PHILOSOPHER
1100 - 1160
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 9
Herman III, Margrave of Baden
POLITICIAN
1105 - 1160
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 10
Bernardus Silvestris
WRITER
1085 - 1160
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 11
Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah
POLITICIAN
1149 - 1160
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 12
Theodore Prodromos
WRITER
1115 - 1160
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 13
Ibn al-Qalanisi
POLITICIAN
1073 - 1160
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 14
Matilda of Carinthia
NOBLEMAN
1108 - 1160
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 15
Henry of Huntingdon
WRITER
1080 - 1160
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 16
In France
Among people born in France, Bernardus Silvestris ranks 2,472 out of 6,770. Before him are Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1922), Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria (1374), Christian Boltanski (1944), Charles IV, Duke of Alençon (1489), Jules Jamin (1818), and François Berléand (1952). After him are Michel Leiris (1901), Louis Massignon (1883), Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux (1753), Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (1940), Jean René Constant Quoy (1790), and Christian Metz (1931).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsNicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2,466
Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1374 - 1441
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,467
Christian Boltanski
PAINTER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,468
Charles IV, Duke of Alençon
POLITICIAN
1489 - 1525
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2,469
Jules Jamin
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1886
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,470
François Berléand
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,471
Bernardus Silvestris
WRITER
1085 - 1160
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 2,472
Michel Leiris
WRITER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,473
Louis Massignon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1883 - 1962
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,474
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1824
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,475
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 2,476
Jean René Constant Quoy
BIOLOGIST
1790 - 1869
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,477
Christian Metz
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2,478
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Bernardus Silvestris ranks 309. Before him are Roger Peyrefitte (1907), Philippe Sollers (1936), Bernard Palissy (1510), Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), and Sébastien Japrisot (1931). After him are Michel Leiris (1901), Elena Poniatowska (1932), Gaston Paris (1839), Pierre Gamarra (1919), Matthieu Ricard (1946), and Claude Farrère (1876).
Roger Peyrefitte
1907 - 2000
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 303
Philippe Sollers
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 304
Bernard Palissy
1510 - 1589
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 305
Pierre Lemaitre
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 306
Gaston III, Count of Foix
1331 - 1391
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 307
Sébastien Japrisot
1931 - 2003
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 308
Bernardus Silvestris
1085 - 1160
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 309
Michel Leiris
1901 - 1990
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 310
Elena Poniatowska
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 311
Gaston Paris
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 312
Pierre Gamarra
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 313
Matthieu Ricard
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 314
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 315