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William of Malmesbury

1080 - 1140

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William of Malmesbury (Latin: Willelmus Malmesbiriensis; c. 1095 – c. 1143) was the foremost English historian of the 12th century. He has been ranked among the most talented English historians since Bede. Modern historian C. Warren Hollister described him as "a gifted historical scholar and an omnivorous reader, impressively well versed in the literature of classical, patristic, and earlier medieval times as well as in the writings of his own contemporaries. Indeed William may well have been the most learned man in twelfth-century Western Europe." William was born about 1095 or 1096 in Wiltshire, England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William of Malmesbury is the 202nd most popular historian (down from 194th in 2019), the 2,158th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,883rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, William of Malmesbury ranks 202 out of 561. Before him are Paul Veyne, Roger Chartier, Slobodan Jovanović, Christian Gottlob Heyne, H. A. R. Gibb, and Howard Zinn. After him are Philipp Spitta, Karl Krumbacher, Pei Songzhi, Egon Friedell, Peter Andreas Munch, and Simon Dubnow.

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Among people born in 1080, William of Malmesbury ranks 14. Before him are Matilda of Scotland, Raymond du Puy, Sanai, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, and Margaret Fredkulla. After him are William of Conches, Domenico Morosini, Henry of Huntingdon, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur. Among people deceased in 1140, William of Malmesbury ranks 4. Before him are Irnerius, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, and Leo I, Prince of Armenia. After him are Petrus Alphonsi, and Diego Gelmírez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William of Malmesbury ranks 2,158 out of 8,785. Before him are Edwin Montagu (1879), George Williams (1821), Michael Adams (1971), Kevin Phillips (1973), Tim Staffell (1948), and Saint Alban (300). After him are John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859), Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Glenn Murcutt (1936), Horatio Gates (1727), John Loudon McAdam (1756), and Ron Harris (1944).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, William of Malmesbury ranks 18. Before him are Norman Davies (1939), E. P. Thompson (1924), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Steven Runciman (1903), Ian Kershaw (1943), and Antony Beevor (1946). After him are Robert Conquest (1917), Anthony Blunt (1907), H. J. R. Murray (1868), Tony Judt (1948), Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928), and A. H. M. Jones (1904).

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