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A comment on Luther's World: Understanding the man who was the powerhouse of the Reformation.

Re:Luther's World: Understanding the man who was the powerho... by forvelin on Monday May 08, 2017 @06:23AM (#14290465)
"With the sole exception of Jesus Christ, more books have been written about Luther than about any other person who has ever lived."

Is there any basis for this claim or did writer forget that there are other religions and their characters ?

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Re:Luther's World: Understanding the man who was the powerho... by danesparza on Monday May 08, 2017 @08:50AM (#14291040)
Even a cursory examination of other sources will show this to be false. Here is a great list from the Guardian publication in 2014: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/30/whos-most-sign...

Spoiler: Martin Luther is number 17 on their list

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Re:Luther's World: Understanding the man who was the powerho... by hexis on Monday May 08, 2017 @09:42AM (#14291351)
That list is a synthesis of many different sources, most prominently the english Wikipedia. It is not directly relevant to the question asked by the parent comment.
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Re:Luther's World: Understanding the man who was the powerho... by ralfd on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @02:12AM (#14298060)
Napoleon as #2 surprised me.
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Re:Luther's World: Understanding the man who was the powerho... by oblio on Monday May 08, 2017 @06:49AM (#14290549)
Agreed. I'd expect Confucius to be top 5, at least.
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