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Alexander Polyhistor

100 BC - 75 BC

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Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Πολυΐστωρ; flourished in the first half of the 1st century BC; also called Alexander of Miletus) was a Greek scholar who was enslaved by the Romans during the Mithridatic War and taken to Rome as a tutor. After his release, he continued to live in Italy as a Roman citizen. He was so productive as a writer that he earned the surname Polyhistor (very learned). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Polyhistor has received more than 91,887 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Alexander Polyhistor is the 1,582nd most popular writer (up from 1,673rd in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 564th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 92k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 1,582 out of 7,302. Before him are Eino Leino, Ruth Rendell, Jean Chapelain, Alasdair Gray, Dean Koontz, and Langston Hughes. After him are Giorgio Bassani, Mór Jókai, Lydia Koidula, Akiyuki Nosaka, Namık Kemal, and Attila József.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 36. Before him are Publilius Syrus, Vonones I, Phraates V, Judas of Galilee, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, and Tigranes III. After him are Artaxias II, Bocchus II, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Orodes III of Parthia, Aretas IV Philopatris, and Artabanus II of Parthia. Among people deceased in 75 BC, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 2. Before him is Zeno of Sidon.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 453 out of 1,347. Before him are Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), Daniel the Stylite (409), Leo V, King of Armenia (1342), Alcidamas (-450), Sophia (530), and Sultan Walad (1226). After him are Meletius of Antioch (400), Bardaisan (154), Dani Rodrik (1957), Namık Kemal (1840), Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha (1281), and Saint Mercurius (224).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 40. Before him are Callinus (-680), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), George of Pisidia (580), and Adnan Oktar (1956). After him are Namık Kemal (1840), Yaşar Kemal (1923), Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Adamantios Korais (1748), and Oribasius (325).

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