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Francis Godwin

1562 - 1633

Francis Godwin

Francis Godwin (1562–1633) was an English historian, science fiction author and priest, who was Bishop of Llandaff and of Hereford. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Godwin is the 411th most popular historian (down from 364th in 2019), the 3,818th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,154th in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Francis Godwin ranks 411 out of 561. Before him are Ivan Charota, Eberhard Jäckel, Joseph Hergenröther, Dudo of Saint-Quentin, Gerhard Ritter, and Neagu Djuvara. After him are Lidiya Ponomarenko, Boris Rybakov, Riane Eisler, Cyril Toumanoff, Franz Theodor Kugler, and Stephen Greenblatt.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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Ivan Charota
1952 - 2024
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 405
Eberhard Jäckel
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 406
Joseph Hergenröther
1824 - 1890
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 407
Dudo of Saint-Quentin
960 - 1026
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 408
Gerhard Ritter
1888 - 1967
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 409
Neagu Djuvara
1916 - 2018
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 410
Francis Godwin
1562 - 1633
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 411
Lidiya Ponomarenko
1922 - 2013
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 412
Boris Rybakov
1908 - 2001
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 413
Riane Eisler
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 414
Cyril Toumanoff
1913 - 1997
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 415
Franz Theodor Kugler
1808 - 1858
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 416
Stephen Greenblatt
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 417

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1562, Francis Godwin ranks 21. Before him are Bento de Góis, Adam van Noort, Isabella Andreini, Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg, and George Abbot. After him is Samuel Daniel. Among people deceased in 1633, Francis Godwin ranks 19. Before him are Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Juan Pablo Bonet, John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and George Abbot. After him are Étienne Brûlé, and William Ames.

Others Born in 1562

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Bento de Góis
EXPLORER
1562 - 1607
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 15
Adam van Noort
PAINTER
1562 - 1641
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 16
Isabella Andreini
ACTOR
1562 - 1604
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 17
Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
PAINTER
1562 - 1640
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 18
James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg
POLITICIAN
1562 - 1590
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 19
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 20
Francis Godwin
HISTORIAN
1562 - 1633
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 21
Samuel Daniel
WRITER
1562 - 1619
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 22

Others Deceased in 1633

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Archduchess Margaret of Austria
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1633
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 13
Juan Pablo Bonet
WRITER
1579 - 1633
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 14
John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1633
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 15
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 16
Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 17
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 18
Francis Godwin
HISTORIAN
1562 - 1633
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 19
Étienne Brûlé
EXPLORER
1592 - 1633
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 20
William Ames
PHILOSOPHER
1576 - 1633
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 21