WRITER
Simon Dach
1605 - 1659

Simon Dach
Simon Dach (29 July 1605 – 15 April 1659) was a German lyrical poet and hymnwriter, born in Memel, Duchy of Prussia (now Klaipėda in Lithuania). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Dach is the 1,845th most popular writer (up from 2,254th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 58th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Lithuanian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Simon Dach ranks 1,845 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacques Cazotte, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Alonso de Ercilla, Joseph Joubert, and I. L. Peretz. After him are Giovannino Guareschi, Marcel Schwob, Namık Kemal, Hans F. K. Günther, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Sarah Moore Grimké.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Cazotte
1719 - 1792
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 1,839
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
1797 - 1848
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1,840
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1,841
Alonso de Ercilla
1533 - 1594
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,842
Joseph Joubert
1754 - 1824
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,843
I. L. Peretz
1852 - 1915
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,844
Simon Dach
1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,845
Giovannino Guareschi
1908 - 1968
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 1,846
Marcel Schwob
1867 - 1905
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 1,847
Namık Kemal
1840 - 1888
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 1,848
Hans F. K. Günther
1891 - 1968
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,849
Erle Stanley Gardner
1889 - 1970
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,850
Sarah Moore Grimké
1792 - 1873
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,851
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1605, Simon Dach ranks 13. Before him are Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Şehzade Mehmed, Ayşe Sultan, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Thomas Browne, and Semyon Dezhnev. After him are George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Brynjólfur Sveinsson, Ismaël Bullialdus, Ferenc Wesselényi, and Zhu Yuyue. Among people deceased in 1659, Simon Dach ranks 8. Before him are Dara Shukoh, Hyojong of Joseon, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Kaya Sultan, Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Michał Boym, Willem Drost, Jan Baptist Weenix, Giovanni Pesaro, and Juan de Palafox y Mendoza.
Others Born in 1605
Go to all RankingsPatriarch Nikon of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1605 - 1681
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 7
Şehzade Mehmed
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1621
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 8
Ayşe Sultan
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1660
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 9
Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1627
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 10
Thomas Browne
BIOLOGIST
1605 - 1682
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 11
Semyon Dezhnev
EXPLORER
1605 - 1673
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
Simon Dach
WRITER
1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 13
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1661
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 14
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
EXPLORER
1605 - 1689
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 15
Brynjólfur Sveinsson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1605 - 1675
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 16
Ismaël Bullialdus
MATHEMATICIAN
1605 - 1694
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 17
Ferenc Wesselényi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1605 - 1667
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 18
Zhu Yuyue
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1647
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1659
Go to all RankingsDara Shukoh
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1659
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
Hyojong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1659
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 3
Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1586 - 1659
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 4
Kaya Sultan
COMPANION
1633 - 1659
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 5
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1659
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1659
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 7
Simon Dach
WRITER
1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 8
Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1659
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 9
Michał Boym
BIOLOGIST
1614 - 1659
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 10
Willem Drost
PAINTER
1633 - 1659
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 11
Jan Baptist Weenix
PAINTER
1621 - 1659
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 12
Giovanni Pesaro
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1659
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 13
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1659
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 14
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Simon Dach ranks 52 out of 328. Before him are Leopold Godowsky (1870), Augustinas Voldemaras (1883), Gediminas Kirkilas (1951), Bluma Zeigarnik (1900), Arvydas Sabonis (1964), and Jonas Basanavičius (1851). After him are Jonas Mekas (1922), Audrys Bačkis (1937), Antoni Radziwiłł (1775), Sophia of Lithuania (1371), Aleksandras Stulginskis (1885), and Uljana Semjonova (1952).
Others born in Lithuania
Go to all RankingsLeopold Godowsky
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1938
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 46
Augustinas Voldemaras
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 47
Gediminas Kirkilas
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2024
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 48
Bluma Zeigarnik
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1988
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 49
Arvydas Sabonis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 50
Jonas Basanavičius
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1927
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 51
Simon Dach
WRITER
1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 52
Jonas Mekas
WRITER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 53
Audrys Bačkis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 54
Antoni Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1833
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 55
Sophia of Lithuania
NOBLEMAN
1371 - 1453
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 56
Aleksandras Stulginskis
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1969
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 57
Uljana Semjonova
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 58
Among WRITERS In Lithuania
Among writers born in Lithuania, Simon Dach ranks 3. Before him are Czesław Miłosz (1911), and Romain Gary (1914). After him are Jonas Mekas (1922), Hermann Sudermann (1857), Branislaw Tarashkyevich (1892), Vydūnas (1868), Irena Veisaitė (1928), Tomas Venclova (1937), Francišak Bahuševič (1840), Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930), and Žemaitė (1845).
Czesław Miłosz
1911 - 2004
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 1
Romain Gary
1914 - 1980
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 2
Simon Dach
1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 3
Jonas Mekas
1922 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 4
Hermann Sudermann
1857 - 1928
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 5
Branislaw Tarashkyevich
1892 - 1938
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 6
Vydūnas
1868 - 1953
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 7
Irena Veisaitė
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 8
Tomas Venclova
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
Francišak Bahuševič
1840 - 1900
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 10
Justinas Marcinkevičius
1930 - 2011
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Žemaitė
1845 - 1921
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 12