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Hartmann von Aue

1160 - 1210

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Hartmann von Aue, also known as Hartmann von Ouwe, (born c. 1160–70, died c. 1210–20) was a German knight and poet. With his works including Erec, Iwein, Gregorius, and Der arme Heinrich, he introduced the Arthurian romance into German literature and, with Wolfram von Eschenbach and Gottfried von Strassburg, was one of the three great epic poets of Middle High German literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hartmann von Aue is the 990th most popular writer (up from 1,371st in 2019), the 984th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,419th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular German Writer.

Hartmann von Aue is most famous for writing the medieval epic poem "Iwein" which is about a knight who is in love with a woman who is married to another man.

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Among writers, Hartmann von Aue ranks 990 out of 7,302. Before him are Basava, George of Pisidia, George Gissing, Lawrence Durrell, Taha Hussein, and Jacques Hébert. After him are Sherwood Anderson, Joachim du Bellay, Ghassan Kanafani, Vasily Zhukovsky, Branislav Nušić, and Thomas Wolfe.

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Among people born in 1160, Hartmann von Aue ranks 8. Before him are Pope Gregory IX, Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, Muhammad of Ghor, Ali ibn al-Athir, Pérotin, and Alys of France, Countess of Vexin. After him are Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Dulce of Aragon, Arnaud Amalric, Isaac the Blind, Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia, and William of Champlitte. Among people deceased in 1210, Hartmann von Aue ranks 4. Before him are Qutb al-Din Aibak, Arnaut Daniel, and Geoffrey of Villehardouin. After him are Sverker II of Sweden, Lu You, Walter Map, and Philippa of Armenia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hartmann von Aue ranks 984 out of 7,253. Before him are Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715), Hans Scholl (1918), Christina of Saxony (1461), Agnes of Merania (1175), Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709), and Mechtilde (1241). After him are Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831), Horst Buchholz (1933), Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788), Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671), Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (1528), and Matthias Erzberger (1875).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Hartmann von Aue ranks 62. Before him are Marie d'Agoult (1805), Hans Sachs (1494), Stefan George (1868), Hrotsvitha (935), Peter Weiss (1916), and Frank Wedekind (1864). After him are Joost van den Vondel (1587), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Johann Peter Eckermann (1792), August von Kotzebue (1761), Charles De Coster (1827), and Alfred Brehm (1829).

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