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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 82,375 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Polyhistor is the 1,677th most popular writer (down from 1,616th in 2019), the 566th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 532nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 82k

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  • 56.60

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 1,677 out of 5,755Before him are Kateb Yacine, John of Kronstadt, Frans Sammut, Liu Cixin, Maria Gripe, and Acusilaus. After him are Marin Držić, Camilla Läckberg, Langston Hughes, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Edmond François Valentin About, and José de Espronceda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 33Before him are Antigonus II Mattathias, Phraates V, Marcus Antistius Labeo, Vonones I, Tigranes III, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica. After him are Artaxias II, Cassivellaunus, Aretas IV Philopatris, Aulus Plautius, Tacfarinas, and Orodes III of Parthia. Among people deceased in 75 BC, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 2Before him is Zeno of Sidon.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 566 out of 1,301Before him are Uğur Şahin (1965), Édouard Balladur (1929), Nicander (-250), Hipponax (-600), Fatma Girik (1942), and George Hamartolos (900). After him are Isaac of Armenia (338), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Agathius (300), Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Euthydemus I (-300), and Hrant Dink (1954).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 47Before him are Yaşar Kemal (1923), Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Zeki Müren (1931), Xenophon of Ephesus (101), Nicander (-250), and Hipponax (-600). After him are Adamantios Korais (1748), Namık Kemal (1840), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), John of Ephesus (507), Menander Protector (550), and Aristeas (-600).