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William of Moerbeke

1215 - 1286

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William of Moerbeke, O.P. (Dutch: Willem van Moerbeke; Latin: Guillelmus de Morbeka; 1215–35 – c. 1286), was a prolific medieval translator of philosophical, medical, and scientific texts from Greek into Latin, enabled by the period of Latin rule of the Byzantine Empire. His translations were influential in his day, when few competing translations were available, and are still respected by modern scholars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William of Moerbeke is the 2,058th most popular writer (up from 2,167th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 303rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among writers, William of Moerbeke ranks 2,058 out of 7,302. Before him are Vsevolod Garshin, Bernard Malamud, Eugene Nida, Nodar Dumbadze, Aleksa Šantić, and Tom Wolfe. After him are Maria Konopnicka, Rhonda Byrne, Johann Karl August Musäus, James E. Gunn, Frederick Marryat, and Maria Gripe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1215, William of Moerbeke ranks 8. Before him are Pope Celestine V, Pope John XXI, Pope Nicholas III, Violant of Hungary, Hethum I, King of Armenia, and Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester. After him are Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, Mécia Lopes de Haro, Zdislava Berka, David VII of Georgia, Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary, and John I of Trebizond. Among people deceased in 1286, William of Moerbeke ranks 5. Before him are Eric V of Denmark, Zhenjin, Bar Hebraeus, and Alexander III of Scotland. After him are Sophia of Denmark, Gurju Khatun, John I, Duke of Brittany, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, and Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 298 out of 1,190. Before him are Violetta Villas (1938), Rimbert (830), Ovide Decroly (1871), Guido Gezelle (1830), Johannes Ciconia (1370), and Fernando (null). After him are Georges Leekens (1949), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Antoine Wiertz (1806), and Henri Debehogne (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, William of Moerbeke ranks 18. Before him are Victor Serge (1890), Hugo Claus (1929), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Hendrik Conscience (1812), and Guido Gezelle (1830). After him are Jean Bolland (1596), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Jean Ray (1887), and Caspar Barlaeus (1584).

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