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Thomas of Britain

1200 - 1150

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Thomas of Britain (also known as Thomas of England) was a poet of the 12th century. He is known for his Old French poem Tristan, a version of the Tristan and Iseult legend that exists only in eight fragments, amounting to around 3,300 lines of verse, mostly from the latter part of the story. It is calculated that this represents about one-sixth of the original. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas of Britain is the 3,399th most popular writer (down from 3,013th in 2019), the 3,491st most popular biography from France (down from 3,168th in 2019) and the 437th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas of Britain ranks 3,399 out of 7,302Before her are Karin Michaëlis, Naoya Shiga, Paul Gallico, Charlie Kaufman, Maurice Sendak, and Frances Burney. After her are Abu Firas al-Hamdani, William of Jumièges, Nazik Al-Malaika, Isabella di Morra, Charles de Saint-Évremond, and C. S. Forester.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Thomas of Britain ranks 58Before her are Caupo of Turaida, Bretislav III, Arsenios Autoreianos, Thomas the Archdeacon, Aimeric de Peguilhan, and Athir al-Din al-Abhari. After her are Pierre Basile, Ivanko, Marco I Sanudo, Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid, Dobromir Chrysos, and Alexius Slav. Among people deceased in 1150, Thomas of Britain ranks 9Before her are Jabir ibn Aflah, García Ramírez of Navarre, Marcabru, Emperor Xizong of Jin, Henry Berengar, and Sibylla of Burgundy. After her is Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thomas of Britain ranks 3,491 out of 6,770Before her are Ernest Courtot de Cissey (1810), Paul Janet (1823), André Gedalge (1856), Jean Coralli (1779), Suzy Delair (1917), and Édouard Colonne (1838). After her are William of Jumièges (1000), Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613), Georges Urbain (1872), Claude Abbes (1927), Claude Miller (1942), and François Hennebique (1842).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Thomas of Britain ranks 437Before her are Louis Pergaud (1882), Alphonse de Châteaubriant (1877), Pierre Benoit (1886), Jean Effel (1908), Daniel Guérin (1904), and Françoise d'Eaubonne (1920). After her are William of Jumièges (1000), Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613), Jean-François Revel (1924), Pierre Jean Jouve (1887), Hélène Berr (1921), and Tristan Bernard (1866).