# Richard of Cirencester

> Richard of Cirencester was a cleric and minor historian of the Benedictine abbey at Westminster. He was highly famed in the 18th and 19th century as the author of The Description of Britain before it was proved to have been a later forgery in 1846.

*14th-century monk and historian, victim of historical forgery*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/richard-of-cirencester

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1400
- **Died:** 1400
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Richard de Cirencester](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Cirencester)
- [ريتشارد من سيرنسستر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1)
- [Richard of Cirencester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_of_Cirencester)
- [Cirencesterli Richard](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirencesterli_Richard)
- [Riccardo di Cirencester](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_di_Cirencester)
- [Ричард Сайренчестерский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068762)

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