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Apion

30 BC - 45

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Apion Pleistoneices (Greek: Ἀπίων Πλειστονίκου Apíōn Pleistoníkēs; 30–20 BC – c. AD 45–48), also called Apion Mochthos, was a Hellenized Egyptian grammarian, sophist, and commentator on Homer. He was born at the Siwa Oasis and flourished in the first half of the 1st century AD. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apion has received more than 116,698 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Apion is the 3,826th most popular writer (down from 3,530th in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 399th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Apion ranks 3,826 out of 5,755. Before him are Karoline von Günderrode, Jurek Becker, Aaron Sorkin, George Gissing, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, and Gyula Krúdy. After him are Marcel Jouhandeau, Jean Clair, Nicolas Bouvier, Mikheil Javakhishvili, Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, and Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 30 BC, Apion ranks 1. After him is Pythodorida of Pontus. Among people deceased in 45, Apion ranks 2. Before him is Philo.

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    Philo

    15 BC - 45

    HPI: 73.19

    Rank: 1

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    Apion

    30 BC - 45

    HPI: 49.16

    Rank: 2

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Apion ranks 428 out of 582. Before him are Meretseger (-1850), Malak Hifni Nasif (1886), Alex Proyas (1963), Menas of Constantinople (null), Pope Theonas of Alexandria (300), and Ibrahim Mahlab (1949). After him are Yusuf Idris (1927), Abu Ayyub al-Masri (1968), Mahmoud El-Gohary (1938), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), Peter III of Alexandria (500), and Sotion (-250).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Apion ranks 45. Before him are Georges Schehadé (1905), Doria Shafik (1908), Ammonius of Alexandria (300), Farag Foda (1946), Alaa Al Aswany (1957), and Malak Hifni Nasif (1886). After him are Yusuf Idris (1927), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), Sotion (-250), Andrée Chedid (1920), Penelope Delta (1874), and Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889).

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