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Attar of Nishapur

1145 - 1220

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Faridoldin Abu Hamed Mohammad Attar Neyshaburi (c. 1145 – c. 1221; Persian: ابوحمید بن ابوبکر ابراهیم), better known by his pen-names Faridoldin (فریدالدین) and ʿAttar of Nishapur (عطار نیشاپوری, Attar means apothecary), was an Iranian poet, theoretician of Sufism, and hagiographer from Nishapur who had an immense and lasting influence on Persian poetry and Sufism. He wrote a collection of lyrical poems and number of long poems in the philosophical tradition of Islamic mysticism, as well as a prose work with biographies and sayings of famous Muslim mystics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Attar of Nishapur has received more than 560,449 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Attar of Nishapur is the 389th most popular writer (up from 508th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Iran (up from 67th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Iranian Writer.

Attar of nishapur is most famous for its scent, which is a combination of flowers and spices.

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  • 560k

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  • 73.06

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  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Attar of Nishapur ranks 389 out of 7,302. Before him are Elena Ferrante, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Mika Waltari, Einhard, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Gregory of Tours. After him are Alice Munro, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Sándor Márai, Ali-Shir Nava'i, Ghalib, and Sándor Petőfi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1145, Attar of Nishapur ranks 1. After him are Al-Adil I, Ibn Jubayr, Sverre of Norway, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, Maria of Antioch, Najm al-Din Kubra, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Mikhail of Vladimir, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Sven Aggesen. Among people deceased in 1220, Attar of Nishapur ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad II of Khwarazm, and Saxo Grammaticus. After him are Wolfram von Eschenbach, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress, Kaykaus I, Andreas Capellanus, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg, Giraut de Bornelh, and Richeza of Denmark.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Attar of Nishapur ranks 59 out of 631. Before him are Yazdegerd III (624), Shirin Ebadi (1947), Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (940), and Báb (1819). After him are Moshe Katsav (1945), Cyaxares (-700), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), Masoud Barzani (1946), Cyrus I (-690), and Mohammad Khatami (1943).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Attar of Nishapur ranks 11. Before him are Ferdowsi (940), Shams Tabrizi (1185), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Jami (1414), and Doris Lessing (1919). After him are Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Ali Shariati (1933), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543), and Sadegh Hedayat (1903).

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