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Dicuil

800 - 900

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Dicuilus (Gaelic: Dícuil; fl.814–825 A.D.) was an Irish monk, astronomer, geographer and author born during the second half of the 8th century, possibly in the Hebrides. He travelled the Frankia around the turn of the 9th century and was involved with the Carolingian Renaissance under Louis the Pious. He was the author of astronomical and cosmographical treatises during the early 9th century, an example of Hiberno-Latin culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dicuil is the 5,263rd most popular writer (down from 4,468th in 2019). (down from 3,642nd in 2019)

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Among writers, Dicuil ranks 5,263 out of 7,302. Before her are Tsitsi Dangarembga, Bruno Heller, Georgy Ivanov, Alan Bennett, Þórbergur Þórðarson, and Théodore Aubanel. After her are Hasrat Mohani, Humayun Ahmed, Édouard Pailleron, Athenaeus Mechanicus, Lise Nørgaard, and August Jakobson.

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Among people born in 800, Dicuil ranks 74. Before her are Bragi Boddason, Ecgfrith of Mercia, Prosigoj, Mislav of Croatia, Ratramnus, and Beornwulf of Mercia. After her are Ceolwulf I of Mercia, Eric of Friuli, Swithun, Osred II of Northumbria, Ludeca of Mercia, and Ælfwald II of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 900, Dicuil ranks 13. Before her are Leo the Mathematician, Nennius, Björn at Haugi, 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Prosigoj, and Cynewulf.

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