WRITER
Michael Denis
1729 - 1800

Michael Denis
Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also: Sined the Bard, (27 September 1729 – 29 September 1800) was an Austrian Catholic priest and Jesuit, who is best known as a poet, bibliographer, and lepidopterist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Denis is the 3,644th most popular writer (up from 4,037th in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from Austria (up from 763rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Austrian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Michael Denis ranks 3,644 out of 7,302. Before him are Fernando de Herrera, Philoxenus of Cythera, Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Joanna Chmielewska, and Yuli Daniel. After him are Charles Lock Eastlake, Aurora Mardiganian, Claude Bourgelat, Olga Orozco, Howard Pyle, and Shibli Nomani.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFernando de Herrera
1534 - 1597
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,638
Philoxenus of Cythera
435 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,639
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde
1540 - 1598
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,640
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
1910 - 1999
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,641
Joanna Chmielewska
1932 - 2013
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,642
Yuli Daniel
1925 - 1988
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,643
Michael Denis
1729 - 1800
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,644
Charles Lock Eastlake
1793 - 1865
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,645
Aurora Mardiganian
1901 - 1994
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,646
Claude Bourgelat
1712 - 1779
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,647
Olga Orozco
1920 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,648
Howard Pyle
1853 - 1911
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,649
Shibli Nomani
1857 - 1914
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,650
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1729, Michael Denis ranks 26. Before him are Michał Kazimierz Ogiński, Anders Chydenius, Michael von Melas, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Giuseppe Parini, and Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing. After him are Pierre André de Suffren, Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Ivan Argunov, Clara Reeve, and Fyodor Volkov. Among people deceased in 1800, Michael Denis ranks 26. Before him are Joseph de Guignes, Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle, Koca Yusuf Pasha, Friedrich Gilly, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, and William Cowper. After him are Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Victor Louis, John Rutledge, and Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe.
Others Born in 1729
Go to all RankingsMichał Kazimierz Ogiński
POLITICIAN
1729 - 1800
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 20
Anders Chydenius
PHYSICIAN
1729 - 1803
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 21
Michael von Melas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1806
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 22
Johann Gottlieb Georgi
GEOGRAPHER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 23
Giuseppe Parini
WRITER
1729 - 1799
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 24
Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1794
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 25
Michael Denis
WRITER
1729 - 1800
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 26
Pierre André de Suffren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1788
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 27
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny
COMPOSER
1729 - 1817
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 28
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
ARCHITECT
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 29
Ivan Argunov
PAINTER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 30
Clara Reeve
WRITER
1729 - 1807
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 31
Fyodor Volkov
ACTOR
1729 - 1763
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1800
Go to all RankingsJoseph de Guignes
HISTORIAN
1721 - 1800
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 20
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle
BIOLOGIST
1746 - 1800
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 21
Koca Yusuf Pasha
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1800
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 22
Friedrich Gilly
ARCHITECT
1772 - 1800
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 23
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner
MATHEMATICIAN
1719 - 1800
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 24
William Cowper
WRITER
1731 - 1800
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 25
Michael Denis
WRITER
1729 - 1800
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 26
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
COMPOSER
1736 - 1800
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 27
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1800
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 28
Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1800
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 29
Victor Louis
ARCHITECT
1731 - 1800
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 30
John Rutledge
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1800
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 31
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
ARCHITECT
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 32
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Michael Denis ranks 697 out of 1,424. Before him are Günter Brus (1938), Ignaz Schuppanzigh (1776), Alfred Berger (1894), Felix Lichnowsky (1814), Nathan Birnbaum (1864), and Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein (1802). After him are Egon Wellesz (1885), Richard Heuberger (1850), Marko Arnautović (1989), Natascha Kampusch (1988), Franz Steindachner (1834), and Ursula Ledóchowska (1865).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsGünter Brus
ARTIST
1938 - 2024
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 691
Ignaz Schuppanzigh
COMPOSER
1776 - 1830
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 692
Alfred Berger
SKATER
1894 - 1966
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 693
Felix Lichnowsky
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1848
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 694
Nathan Birnbaum
WRITER
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 695
Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1887
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 696
Michael Denis
WRITER
1729 - 1800
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 697
Egon Wellesz
COMPOSER
1885 - 1974
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 698
Richard Heuberger
COMPOSER
1850 - 1914
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 699
Marko Arnautović
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 700
Natascha Kampusch
CELEBRITY
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 701
Franz Steindachner
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1919
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 702
Ursula Ledóchowska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1939
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 703
Among WRITERS In Austria
Among writers born in Austria, Michael Denis ranks 51. Before him are Paula von Preradović (1887), Erich Fried (1921), Barbara Frischmuth (1941), Lajos Bíró (1880), Ernst Jandl (1925), and Nathan Birnbaum (1864). After him are Ludwig Anzengruber (1839), Peter Rosegger (1843), Friederike Mayröcker (1924), Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866), René Wellek (1903), and Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897).
Paula von Preradović
1887 - 1951
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 45
Erich Fried
1921 - 1988
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 46
Barbara Frischmuth
1941 - 2025
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 47
Lajos Bíró
1880 - 1948
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 48
Ernst Jandl
1925 - 2000
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 49
Nathan Birnbaum
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 50
Michael Denis
1729 - 1800
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 51
Ludwig Anzengruber
1839 - 1889
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 52
Peter Rosegger
1843 - 1918
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 53
Friederike Mayröcker
1924 - 2021
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 54
Richard Beer-Hofmann
1866 - 1945
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 55
René Wellek
1903 - 1995
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 56
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
1897 - 1976
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 57