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Wolfram von Eschenbach

1170 - 1220

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Wolfram von Eschenbach (German: [ˈvɔlfʁam fɔn ˈɛʃn̩bax]; c. 1160/80 – c. 1220) was a German knight, poet and composer, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfram von Eschenbach is the 501st most popular writer (down from 453rd in 2019), the 458th most popular biography from Germany (down from 399th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Writer.

Wolfram von Eschenbach is most famous for writing Parzival, a medieval German epic poem.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 501 out of 7,302. Before him are Lysias, Traudl Junge, Marie-Antoine Carême, Margaret Atwood, Natsume Sōseki, and Władysław Reymont. After him are Saul Bellow, Lesya Ukrainka, Paul Claudel, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Hector Malot, and Edmondo De Amicis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1170, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 4. Before him are Fibonacci, Saint Dominic, and Valdemar II of Denmark. After him are Walther von der Vogelweide, 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 1220, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Saxo Grammaticus, and Attar of Nishapur. After him are Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, Richeza of Denmark, Kaykaus I, Andreas Capellanus, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg, and Giraut de Bornelh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 458 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Behrens (1868), Polykarp Kusch (1911), Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Werner Herzog (1942), and Fanny Mendelssohn (1805). After him are Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750), Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724), Martin Behaim (1459), and Fritz Todt (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Wolfram von Eschenbach ranks 26. Before him are Michael Ende (1929), Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Karl May (1842), Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Einhard (770), and Traudl Junge (1920). After him are Erich Kästner (1899), Heinrich Mann (1871), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Jean Paul (1763), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), and Patrick Süskind (1949).

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