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Jacob van Maerlant

1235 - 1300

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Jacob van Maerlant (c. 1230–40 – c. 1288–1300) was a Flemish poet of the 13th century and one of the most important Middle Dutch authors during the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob van Maerlant is the 5,371st most popular writer (down from 5,224th in 2019), the 707th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 672nd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among writers, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 5,371 out of 7,302. Before him are Raymond Schwartz, Timothy Zahn, James Lee Burke, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Robin Morgan, and Polydore Vergil. After him are Abdulla Shaig, Sergey Gorodetsky, Willi Apel, Izzat Ghazzawi, Pat Barker, and Vsevolod Vishnevsky.

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Among people born in 1235, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 11. Before him are Hugh III of Cyprus, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Hayton of Corycus, Qian Xuan, and Shlomo ibn Aderet.  Among people deceased in 1300, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 22. Before him are Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Ivanko, Dobromir Chrysos, Alexius Slav, Sven Aggesen, and Ivan II of Bulgaria. After him is Layamon.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 707 out of 1,190. Before him are Maurice Carême (1899), Paul Deman (1889), Jacques Duquesne (1940), Frank De Winne (1961), Toby Alderweireld (1989), and Lode Wouters (1929). After him are Herman Teirlinck (1879), Victor Leemans (1901), Frank Brangwyn (1867), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Jean Vallée (1941), and Luc Millecamps (1951).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Jacob van Maerlant ranks 45. Before him are Jan Frans Willems (1793), Simon Leys (1935), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Jan van Beers (1821), and Maurice Carême (1899). After him are Herman Teirlinck (1879), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Axel Merckx (1972), Roger Foulon (1923), Tom Lanoye (1958), and Koenraad Elst (1959).

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