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William of Newburgh

1130 - 1190

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William of Newburgh or Newbury (Latin: Guilelmus Neubrigensis, Wilhelmus Neubrigensis, or Willelmus de Novoburgo. 1136 – 1198), also known as William Parvus, was a 12th-century English historian and Augustinian canon of Anglo-Saxon descent from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. William experienced the Jewish pogroms in York in the late 12th century mentioning, "the slaughter was less the work of religious zeal than of bold and covetous men who wrought the business of their own greed". William also composed a lengthy Marian exposition on the Song of Songs and three sermons on liturgical texts and Saint Alban. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William of Newburgh is the 498th most popular historian (down from 482nd in 2019), the 4,785th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,226th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, William of Newburgh ranks 498 out of 561. Before him are Rainer Zitelmann, Frederic G. Kenyon, Thomas Walker Arnold, Alfred W. Crosby, Robert Service, and Daniel Pipes. After him are American Horse, Walter Rodney, Gregory Areshian, Mark Mazower, William Mitchell Ramsay, and Firishta.

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Among people born in 1130, William of Newburgh ranks 27. Before him are Rurik Rostislavich, Beatrice of Rethel, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Helen of Sweden, Kirill of Turov, and Archpoet.  Among people deceased in 1190, William of Newburgh ranks 15. Before him are Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Anvari, Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary, Saigyō, Theodore Balsamon, and Dominicus Gundissalinus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William of Newburgh ranks 4,786 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Blake (1932), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Hamilton Harty (1879), Charles Williams (1886), Ron Flockhart (1923), and Danny Blanchflower (1926). After him are Ian McLagan (1945), Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847), James Prinsep (1799), Topper Headon (1955), James Gibbs (1682), and Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, William of Newburgh ranks 60. Before him are William Robertson (1721), William Dalrymple (1965), Thomas Fuller (1608), Frederic G. Kenyon (1863), Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), and Robert Service (1947). After him are Mark Mazower (1958), William Mitchell Ramsay (1851), N. G. L. Hammond (1907), Richard Overy (1947), Hugh N. Kennedy (1947), and George Grote (1794).

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