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Gottfried von Strassburg

1180 - 1215

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Gottfried von Strassburg (died c. 1210) is the author of the Middle High German courtly romance Tristan, an adaptation of the 12th-century Tristan and Iseult legend. Gottfried's work is regarded, alongside the Nibelungenlied and Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, as one of the great narrative masterpieces of the German Middle Ages. He is probably also the composer of a small number of surviving lyrics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gottfried von Strassburg is the 1,056th most popular writer (up from 1,783rd in 2019), the 1,233rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,037th in 2019) and the 161st most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Gottfried von Strassburg ranks 1,056 out of 7,302. Before him are Marko Marulić, Johannes Tauler, Charles Nodier, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Ernst Toller, and Alfred Brehm. After him are Alexander Litvinenko, Sulpicius Severus, Adalbert Stifter, Radoje Domanović, Robert Graves, and Brian O'Nolan.

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Among people born in 1180, Gottfried von Strassburg ranks 3. Before him are Eric X of Sweden, and Berengaria of Castile. After him are Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Emperor Go-Toba, Constance of Hungary, Peter Nolasco, Mstislav Mstislavich, Neidhart von Reuental, Otto I, Duke of Merania, Caesarius of Heisterbach, and Alfonso II, Count of Provence. Among people deceased in 1215, Gottfried von Strassburg ranks 2. Before him is Bertran de Born. After him are Eisai, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, and Hōjō Tokimasa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gottfried von Strassburg ranks 1,233 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne-Louis Malus (1775), Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156), Maurice Ronet (1927), Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844), and Pepin II of Aquitaine (823). After him are Étienne Gilson (1884), Bertrade de Montfort (1070), Élisée Reclus (1830), Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), and Paul Bourget (1852).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Gottfried von Strassburg ranks 161. Before him are Bertran de Born (1140), Jacques Clément (1567), Alfred de Vigny (1797), Johannes Tauler (1300), Charles Nodier (1780), and Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737). After him are Paul Bourget (1852), Michel Tournier (1924), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Elif Shafak (1971), and Alain-Fournier (1886).

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