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Henry of Huntingdon

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Henry of Huntingdon (Latin: Henricus Huntindoniensis; c. 1088 – c. 1157), the son of a canon in the diocese of Lincoln, was a 12th-century English historian and the author of Historia Anglorum (Medieval Latin for "History of the English"), as "the most important Anglo-Norman historian to emerge from the secular clergy". He served as archdeacon of Huntingdon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry of Huntingdon is the 5,028th most popular writer (down from 4,897th in 2019), the 3,966th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,575th in 2019) and the 426th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 5,028 out of 7,302. Before him are Louella Parsons, Frank Norris, Joseph Meyer, Theodor Plievier, Dante Spinotti, and Margaret Mazzantini. After him are Oskar Pastior, Hervé Guibert, Robert Hugh Benson, Diomidis Kyriakos, Mirjam Pressler, and Richard Bentley.

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Among people born in 1080, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 17. Before him are Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Margaret Fredkulla, William of Malmesbury, William of Conches, and Domenico Morosini. After him is Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur. Among people deceased in 1160, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 16. Before him are Herman III, Margrave of Baden, Bernardus Silvestris, Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah, Theodore Prodromos, Ibn al-Qalanisi, and Matilda of Carinthia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 3,967 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), Peter Mullan (1959), Peter Osgood (1947), Mark Lindsay Chapman (1954), Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957), and Dolly Pentreath (1692). After him are Ann Bishop (1899), Charles P. Dixon (1873), Harry Maguire (1993), John Derbyshire (1878), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), and Marc Almond (1957).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Henry of Huntingdon ranks 426. Before him are Anna Löwenstein (1951), Cynewulf (900), W. W. Jacobs (1863), George Borrow (1803), Fay Weldon (1931), and Ælfric of Eynsham (955). After him are Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Richard Bentley (1662), Nicholas Evans (1950), Kim Newman (1959), Margery Allingham (1904), and Mary Stewart (1916).

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