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Matthew Paris

1200 - 1259

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Matthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris (Latin: Matthæus Parisiensis, lit. 'Matthew the Parisian'; c. 1200 – 1259), was an English Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts, and cartographer who was based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. He authored a number of historical works, many of which he scribed and illuminated himself, typically in drawings partly coloured with watercolour washes, sometimes called "tinted drawings". Some were written in Latin, others in Anglo-Norman or French verse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Paris is the 930th most popular painter (up from 951st in 2019), the 2,123rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,822nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Matthew Paris ranks 930 out of 2,023. Before him are Adolf Ziegler, Johann Liss, Abraham van Beijeren, Peter Lely, Simon de Vlieger, and Charles Joshua Chaplin. After him are Xia Gui, Aert van der Neer, Jan Porcellis, Giampietrino, Amélie Lundahl, and Isaac Israëls.

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Among people born in 1200, Matthew Paris ranks 40. Before him are Dirk VII, Count of Holland, Kilij Arslan III, Guillaume de Sonnac, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, Garnier de Nablus, and Poppo von Osterna. After him are Sayf al-Din Ghazi I, Gilbert Horal, Alix, Duchess of Brittany, Tashfin ibn Ali, Richard de Bures, and Ulrich von Liechtenstein. Among people deceased in 1259, Matthew Paris ranks 8. Before him are Christopher I of Denmark, Gojong of Goryeo, Henry of Latvia, Al-Mansur Ali, Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, and Thomas, Count of Flanders. After him is Ezzelino III da Romano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Paris ranks 2,123 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Gascoigne (1967), Robert Darwin (1766), Tony Sheridan (1940), Peter Lawford (1923), George S. Robertson (1872), and Mary Hopkin (1950). After him are John Needham (1713), John Watson (1946), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), Noel Gallagher (1967), Robert Morrison (1782), and Francesca Annis (1945).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Matthew Paris ranks 35. Before him are Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), Sidney Paget (1860), Barbara Hepworth (1903), Thomas Rowlandson (1756), Effie Gray (1828), and Roland Penrose (1900). After him are Vanessa Bell (1879), Walter Crane (1845), David Roberts (1796), Roger Fry (1866), George Frederic Watts (1817), and Dora Carrington (1893).

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