# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-of-hirsau
# Generated: 2026-08-16T05:48:59.501Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-of-hirsau"
name: "William of Hirsau"
slug: "william-of-hirsau"
description: "William of Hirsau was a Benedictine abbot and monastic reformer. He was abbot of Hirsau Abbey, for whom he created the Constitutiones Hirsaugienses, based on the uses of Cluny, and was the father of the Hirsau Reforms, which influenced many Benedictine monasteries in Germany. He supported the papacy in the Investiture Controversy. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is a Blessed, the second of three steps toward recognition as a saint."
tagline: "German abbot and theologian"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wilhelm_Hirsau.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1030"
deathDate: "1091-07-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.19
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.47674666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_od_Hirsaua"
    title: "Wilhelm od Hirsaua"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%81_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88"
    title: "ويليام اوف هيرساو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Hirsau"
    title: "Wilhelm von Hirsau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Hirsau"
    title: "William of Hirsau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_de_Hirsau"
    title: "Guillermo de Hirsau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88"
    title: "ویلیام هرساو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_de_Hirsau"
    title: "Guillaume de Hirsau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirsaui_Boldog_Vilmos"
    title: "Hirsaui Boldog Vilmos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_di_Hirsau"
    title: "Guglielmo di Hirsau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_z_Hirsau"
    title: "Wilhelm z Hirsau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilherme_de_Hirsau"
    title: "Guilherme de Hirsau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%A5%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%83"
    title: "Вильгельм из Хирзау"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95729"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump