WRITER

Cassiodorus

487 - 583

Cassiodorus

Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (), was a Christian Roman statesman, a renowned scholar and writer who served in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cassiodorus has received more than 441,761 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Cassiodorus is the 579th most popular writer (down from 523rd in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from Italy (down from 651st in 2019) and the 50th most popular Italian Writer.

Cassiodorus was an Italian scholar and statesman who was a leading figure in the court of Theodoric the Great. He was the author of the "Institutes" and the "Variae", and his writings on the monastic life, including the "Laws", were very influential in medieval monasticism.

Memorability Metrics

440k
Page Views (PV)
65.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
9.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

An introduction to divine and human readings

1946

De anima

1507

Cassiodori Senatoris Variae

1894

Cassiodori Senatoris Institutiones

1937

Historia ecclesiastica tripartita

Foreign Language Study

1478

The Letters Of Cassiodorus

2007

An introduction to divine and human readings

Methodology, Classification of sciences, Theology

1946

Institutiones divinarum et saecularium litterarum =

Early works to 1800, Methodology, Bible

2003

Magni Aurelii Cassiodori ... Opera Omnia, Emendata & Aucta, Operâ Et Studio J. Garetii; Volume 1

2018

The Letters of Cassiodorus

2018

Historia ecclesiastica tripartita

Church history, Early works to 1800

1478

The Letters of Cassiodorus, Being a Condensed Translation of the Variae Epistolae of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator With an Introduction

2015

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cassiodorus ranks 579 out of 7,302. Before him are Laurence Sterne, Denis of Portugal, Sayat-Nova, James Baldwin, Ninon de l'Enclos, and Władysław Reymont. After him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Osip Mandelstam, Enid Blyton, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Samuel Butler, and Allen Ginsberg.

Others Born in 487

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Cassiodorus
WRITER
487 - 583
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 1
Dazu Huike
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
487 - 593
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 2
Malo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
487 - 621
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 583

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Cassiodorus
WRITER
487 - 583
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 1
Miro
POLITICIAN
600 - 583
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cassiodorus ranks 711 out of 5,161. Before him are Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Pope Theodore II (840), Britannicus (41), Claudia Octavia (40), Quintus Sertorius (-126), and John William Waterhouse (1849). After him are Angela Merici (1474), Renata Tebaldi (1922), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), and Giacomo della Porta (1533).

Others born in Italy

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Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 705
Pope Theodore II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
840 - 897
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 706
Britannicus
POLITICIAN
41 - 55
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 707
Claudia Octavia
POLITICIAN
40 - 62
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 708
Quintus Sertorius
POLITICIAN
126 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 709
John William Waterhouse
PAINTER
1849 - 1917
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 710
Cassiodorus
WRITER
487 - 583
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 711
Angela Merici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1540
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 712
Renata Tebaldi
SINGER
1922 - 2004
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 713
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
WRITER
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 714
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
COMPANION
1772 - 1807
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 715
Ludovico Einaudi
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 716
Giacomo della Porta
ARCHITECT
1533 - 1602
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 717