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Robert of Torigni

1100 - 1186

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Robert of Torigni or Torigny (French: Robert de Torigni; c. 1110 – 1186), also known as Robert of the Mont (Latin: Robertus de Monte; French: Robert de Monte; also Robertus de Monte Sancti Michaelis, in reference to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel), was a Norman monk, prior, and abbot. He is most remembered for his chronicles detailing English history of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert of Torigni is the 5,208th most popular writer (down from 4,825th in 2019), the 4,646th most popular biography from France (down from 4,386th in 2019) and the 588th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert of Torigni ranks 5,208 out of 7,302Before him are Helene Hanff, Emil František Burian, Alan Dean Foster, Gcina Mhlophe, Bernard Clavel, and Bart D. Ehrman. After him are Gillian Rubinstein, María Martínez Sierra, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, Joyce Mansour, and Simon Gregorčič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Robert of Torigni ranks 94Before him are Alusian of Bulgaria, William of Apulia, Ordelafo Faliero, Konrad II, Count of Württemberg, Adalbero of Styria, and Ottokar I of Styria. After him are Leo Tornikios, Owain Gwynedd, John of Worcester, and Wu Yu. Among people deceased in 1186, Robert of Torigni ranks 6Before him are Baldwin V of Jerusalem, William of Tyre, Euphrosyne of Kiev, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert of Torigni ranks 4,646 out of 6,770Before him are Hubert Védrine (1947), Alain Besançon (1932), Jean Collas (1874), Robert Mouynet (1930), Birinus (600), and Bernard Clavel (1923). After him are Michel Bonnevie (1921), Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922), Jean Prévost (1901), Fernand Jourdant (1903), Henri Guérin (1905), and Suzanne Duchamp (1889).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Robert of Torigni ranks 588Before him are Jacques Audiberti (1899), Jean Cau (1925), Jean Clair (1940), Albert Londres (1884), Henri Bosco (1888), and Bernard Clavel (1923). After him are Jean Prévost (1901), Victoire Léodile Béra (1824), Marie Noël (1883), Théodore Aubanel (1829), Édouard Pailleron (1834), and Anna Kavan (1901).