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Thietmar of Merseburg

975 - 1018

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Thietmar (also Dietmar or Dithmar; 25 July 975 – 1 December 1018), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death in 1018, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty. Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to as Liuthar, were the Saxon nobles Lothar II, Count of Stade, and Lothar I, Count of Walbeck. They were both killed fighting the Slavs at the Battle of Lenzen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thietmar of Merseburg is the 871st most popular writer (down from 836th in 2019), the 877th most popular biography from Germany (down from 797th in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Writer.

Thietmar of Merseburg is most famous for his chronicle of the Ottonian dynasty, which he wrote in the years 1012-1018. The chronicle is a history of the Germanic people from the death of Otto the Great in 973 to the death of Henry II in 1024.

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Among writers, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 871 out of 7,302. Before him are Sam Shepard, Zhang Sanfeng, Arthur Adamov, Periander, Douglas Adams, and Georg Brandes. After him are Thomas Harris, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Guido Cavalcanti, Ibn al-Muqaffa', Miep Gies, and Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz.

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Among people born in 975, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 3. Before him are Stephen I of Hungary, and Pope John XIX. After him is Hisham III of Córdoba. Among people deceased in 1018, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 2. Before him is Harald II of Denmark. After him are Antipope Gregory VI, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Ad-Darazi, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, Henry I, Margrave of Austria, Abd al-Rahman IV, and William II, Count of Provence.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 877 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Sophie of Württemberg (1818), Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1578), and Henry II, Duke of Austria (1107). After him are Saloninus (242), William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493), Margot Frank (1926), Carl Reinecke (1824), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), and Birutė Galdikas (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Thietmar of Merseburg ranks 50. Before him are Anna Seghers (1900), Achim von Arnim (1781), Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724), Wilhelm Hauff (1802), Karl Harrer (1890), and Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622). After him are Radegund (518), Hans Fallada (1893), Theodor Fontane (1819), Kurt Eisner (1867), Emanuel Schikaneder (1751), and Marie d'Agoult (1805).

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