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Einhard

770 - 840

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Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart; Latin: E(g)inhardus; c. 775 – 14 March 840) was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni, "one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Einhard is the 431st most popular writer (down from 386th in 2019), the 403rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 330th in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Writer.

Einhard is most famous for his biography of Charlemagne, which is one of the few contemporary accounts of the life of the king.

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Among writers, Einhard ranks 431 out of 7,302. Before him are Attar of Nishapur, Isabelle de Charrière, Saint-John Perse, Jacques Prévert, William of Rubruck, and Phillis Wheatley. After him are Ágota Kristóf, Gertrude Stein, Sholem Aleichem, Joseph Brodsky, Sergei Yesenin, and Sándor Márai.

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Among people born in 770, Einhard ranks 2. Before him is Pope Stephen IV. After him are Michael I Rangabe, Pepin the Hunchback, Michael II, Ali al-Ridha, Al-Hakam I, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Theodosia, wife of Leo V, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Maria of Amnia, and Hugh of Tours. Among people deceased in 840, Einhard ranks 2. Before him is Louis the Pious. After him are Emperor Junna, Emperor Wenzong of Tang, Euphrosyne, and Agobard.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Einhard ranks 403 out of 7,253. Before him are Helmuth Weidling (1891), Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), Ilse Koch (1906), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Max Bruch (1838), and Wilhelm Maybach (1846). After him are Ernst Thälmann (1886), Hans Georg Dehmelt (1922), Chlodio (393), Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486), Maria of Yugoslavia (1900), and Hermann Fegelein (1906).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Einhard ranks 24. Before him are Jacob Grimm (1785), Ernst Jünger (1895), Michael Ende (1929), Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Karl May (1842), and Wilhelm Grimm (1786). After him are Traudl Junge (1920), Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Erich Kästner (1899), Heinrich Mann (1871), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), and Jean Paul (1763).

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