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Helmold

1120 - 1177

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Helmold of Bosau (c. 1120 – after 1177) was a Saxon historian of the 12th century and a priest at Bosau near Plön. He was a friend of the two bishops of Oldenburg in Holstein, Vicelinus (died 1154) and Gerold (died 1163), who did much to Christianize the Polabian Slavs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helmold is the 144th most popular historian (up from 156th in 2019), the 2,133rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,285th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Helmold ranks 144 out of 561. Before him are Heinrich von Treitschke, William H. McNeill, Vladimir Minorsky, Hieronymus Wolf, Michael Attaleiates, and Henry Thomas Buckle. After him are Matthew of Edessa, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Evagrius Scholasticus, Richard Pipes, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, and Shlomo Sand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1120, Helmold ranks 5. Before him are Louis VII of France, Eric IX of Sweden, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, and Bolesław IV the Curly. After him are Philip of Milly, Eysteinn Erlendsson, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne. Among people deceased in 1177, Helmold ranks 3. Before him are William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and Henry II, Duke of Austria. After him are Azalais de Porcairagues, and Eystein Meyla.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helmold ranks 2,134 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797), Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891), Hans Globke (1898), Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben (1744), Igor Mitoraj (1944), and Klaus Kinkel (1936). After him are Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1536), Ami Boué (1794), John A. Roebling (1806), Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815), Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria (1795), and Thomas C. Südhof (1955).

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Among HISTORIANS In Germany

Among historians born in Germany, Helmold ranks 18. Before him are Christoph Cellarius (1638), Reinhart Koselleck (1923), August Ludwig von Schlözer (1735), Golo Mann (1909), Heinrich von Treitschke (1834), and Hieronymus Wolf (1516). After him are Hermann Abert (1871), Jan Assmann (1938), Karl Lamprecht (1856), Friedrich Meinecke (1862), Christian Gottlob Heyne (1729), and Philipp Spitta (1841).

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