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Walther von der Vogelweide

1170 - 1230

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Walther von der Vogelweide (Modern German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈfoːɡl̩vaɪdə]; c. 1170 – c. 1230) was a Minnesänger who composed and performed love-songs and political songs (Sprüche) in Middle High German. Walther has been described as the greatest German lyrical poet before Goethe; his hundred or so love-songs are widely regarded as the pinnacle of Minnesang, the medieval German courtly love song tradition, and his innovations breathed new life into this genre. He was also the first political poet to write in German, with a considerable body of encomium, satire, invective, and moralising. Little is known about Walther's life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walther von der Vogelweide is the 580th most popular writer (up from 639th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Austria (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Austrian Writer.

Walther von der Vogelweide is most famous for being a medieval German poet.

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Among writers, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 580 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Herzen, Maya Angelou, Ivan Krylov, Imadaddin Nasimi, Washington Irving, and Dimitrie Cantemir. After him are John Donne, Ulrich von Hutten, Bai Juyi, Adam de la Halle, Gaston Leroux, and Patrick Süskind.

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Among people born in 1170, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 5. Before him are Fibonacci, Saint Dominic, Valdemar II of Denmark, and Wolfram von Eschenbach. After him are Isabella of Hainault, Constantine Laskaris, Hermann von Salza, Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Muqali, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Jayadeva. Among people deceased in 1230, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 3. Before him are Börte, and Pérotin. After him are Berengaria of Navarre, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Alfonso IX of León, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Pelagio Galvani, Margaret, Countess of Blois, Pietro Ziani, Benedetto Antelami, and Samuel ibn Tibbon.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 141 out of 1,424. Before him are Heinrich Harrer (1912), Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791), Maria Josepha of Austria (1699), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745), Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928), and Klaus Ebner (1964). After him are Dietrich Mateschitz (1944), Roland Ratzenberger (1960), Ernest, Duke of Austria (1377), Gustav Meyrink (1868), Helmut Berger (1944), and Karl Böhm (1894).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 12. Before him are Peter Drucker (1909), Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Paula Hitler (1896), Georg Trakl (1887), Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874), and Klaus Ebner (1964). After him are Gustav Meyrink (1868), Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), Hermann Broch (1886), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), Otto of Freising (1114), and Edward Bernays (1891).

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