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John of Worcester

1100 - 1200

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John of Worcester (died c. 1140) was an English monk and chronicler who worked at Worcester Priory. He is now usually held to be the author of the Chronicon ex Chronicis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Worcester is the 6,130th most popular writer (down from 5,838th in 2019), the 5,194th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,611th in 2019) and the 571st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John of Worcester ranks 6,130 out of 7,302. Before him are Deborah Harkness, Tierno Monénembo, M. Scott Peck, James Herbert, Claude Esteban, and Dolores Redondo. After him are Peter Matthiessen, Zoé Valdés, Amory Lovins, Joan Lindsay, Julio Llamazares, and William Inge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, John of Worcester ranks 97. Before him are Konrad II, Count of Württemberg, Adalbero of Styria, Ottokar I of Styria, Robert of Torigni, Leo Tornikios, and Owain Gwynedd. After him is Wu Yu. Among people deceased in 1200, John of Worcester ranks 20. Before him are Dharanindravarman II, Robert of Chester, Ioane Petritsi, William of Apulia, Hugo Falcandus, and Christina Hvide. After him are Hugh of Lincoln, and Joscelin III, Count of Edessa.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John of Worcester ranks 5,196 out of 8,785. Before him are William Spottiswoode (1825), James Herbert (1943), Gary McAllister (1964), Craig Ferguson (1962), James D'Arcy (1975), and Robert Jameson (1774). After him are Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873), Ewan MacColl (1915), Jemima Kirke (1985), Alex Jennings (1957), Duffy (1984), and Simon Schama (1945).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John of Worcester ranks 571. Before him are Dorothy E. Smith (1926), William Bell Scott (1811), David Mitchell (1969), Paul Scott (1920), Bernice Rubens (1923), and James Herbert (1943). After him are John Barbour (1316), Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), Philippa Pearce (1920), Sidney Lee (1859), Hannah More (1745), and Dorothy Wordsworth (1771).

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