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Hildegard of Bingen

1098 - 1179

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Hildegard of Bingen OSB (German: Hildegard von Bingen, pronounced [ˈhɪldəɡaʁt fɔn ˈbɪŋən]; Latin: Hildegardis Bingensis; c. 1098 – 17 September 1179), also known as the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner during the High Middle Ages. She is one of the best-known composers of sacred monophony, as well as the most recorded in modern history. She has been considered by a number of scholars to be the founder of scientific natural history in Germany. Hildegard's convent at Disibodenberg elected her as magistra (mother superior) in 1136. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hildegard of Bingen is the 88th most popular religious figure (down from 66th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Germany (down from 54th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Religious Figure.

Hildegard of Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, and Christian mystic. She is considered to be the first female composer in Western history.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hildegard of Bingen ranks 88 out of 3,187. Before her are Judas Iscariot, Pope Pius V, Ruhollah Khomeini, Zechariah, Pope Paul III, and Pope Linus. After her are Saint Valentine, Saint Lawrence, Pope Pius II, Pope Innocent XI, Anthony of Padua, and Pope Leo I.

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Among people born in 1098, Hildegard of Bingen ranks 1. After her is Pietro Polani. Among people deceased in 1179, Hildegard of Bingen ranks 1. After her are Odo de St Amand, Antipope Callixtus III, Petrus Comestor, Sancha of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Erling Skakke.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hildegard of Bingen ranks 58 out of 7,253. Before her are Alexander von Humboldt (1769), Thomas Mann (1875), Gerd Müller (1945), William I, German Emperor (1797), Adolf Eichmann (1906), and Georg Ohm (1789). After her are Erwin Rommel (1891), Jacques Offenbach (1819), Heinrich Hertz (1857), Hannah Arendt (1906), Eva Braun (1912), and Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (795).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Hildegard of Bingen ranks 3. Before her are Pope Benedict XVI (1927), and Martin Luther (1483). After her are Ambrose (340), Albertus Magnus (1206), Pope Joan (null), Pope Damasus II (1000), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), and Bruno of Cologne (1030).

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