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Heinrich von Veldeke

1150 - 1184

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Heinrich von Veldeke (aka: He(y)nric van Veldeke(n), Dutch Hendrik van Veldeke, born before or around 1150 – died after 1184) is the first writer in the Low Countries known by name who wrote in a European language other than Latin. He was born in Veldeke, which was a hamlet of Spalbeek, part of the municipality of Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium, since 1977. The "Vel(de)kermolen", a water mill on the Demer River, is the only remainder of the hamlet. In Limburg, he is celebrated as a writer of Old Limburgish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich von Veldeke is the 2,582nd most popular writer (up from 2,912th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 410th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Heinrich von Veldeke ranks 2,582 out of 7,302. Before him are William Peter Blatty, Theodore Abu Qurrah, Joseph Görres, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, John the Lydian, and Stanisław Konarski. After him are Matthias Claudius, Wayne Dyer, Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, Khurshidbanu Natavan, Louis Couperus, and Jean Raspail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, Heinrich von Veldeke ranks 25. Before him are Jacopo Tiepolo, Il-Arslan, Antipope Innocent III, Vitale II Michiel, Andreas Capellanus, and Conon de Béthune. After him are Stephen Langton, Mstislav III of Kiev, Wincenty Kadłubek, Orio Mastropiero, Benedetto Antelami, and Rosamund Clifford. Among people deceased in 1184, Heinrich von Veldeke ranks 10. Before him are Abu Yaqub Yusuf, George III of Georgia, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Arnold of Torroja, and Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria. After him is Bénézet.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Heinrich von Veldeke ranks 357 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Herri met de Bles (1480), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Pierre Harmel (1911), Amélie Nothomb (1967), and Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833). After him are Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068), François de Cuvilliés (1695), Franky Van der Elst (1961), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), and Gustave de Molinari (1819).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Heinrich von Veldeke ranks 22. Before him are Hendrik Conscience (1812), Guido Gezelle (1830), William of Moerbeke (1215), Jean Bolland (1596), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), and Amélie Nothomb (1967). After him are Jean Ray (1887), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Daniël Heinsius (1580), Felix Timmermans (1886), Jan Gruter (1560), and Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968).

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