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Herrad of Landsberg

1125 - 1195

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Herrad of Landsberg (Latin: Herrada Landsbergensis; c. 1130 – July 25, 1195) was a 12th-century german nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains of Alsace. She was known as the author of the pictorial encyclopedia Hortus deliciarum (The Garden of Delights). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herrad of Landsberg is the 1,227th most popular writer (up from 1,284th in 2019). (down from 644th in 2019)

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Among writers, Herrad of Landsberg ranks 1,227 out of 7,302. Before her are Robert Sheckley, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Hristo Botev, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Léo Taxil, and Michel Verne. After her are Laura Marx, Alexander Griboyedov, Karim Findi, Pierre de Marivaux, Egill Skallagrímsson, and John William Polidori.

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Among people born in 1125, Herrad of Landsberg ranks 5. Before her are Jayavarman VII, Eystein II of Norway, Sweyn III of Denmark, and Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani. After her are Lu You, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Michael Glykas, Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, Jaufre Rudel, Petronilla of Aquitaine, and Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen. Among people deceased in 1195, Herrad of Landsberg ranks 4. Before her are Henry the Lion, Alix of France, and Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. After her are Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Wu Yi of Shang, and Albert I, Margrave of Meissen.

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