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Cosmas Indicopleustes

600 - 550

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Cosmas Indicopleustes (Koinē Greek: Κοσμᾶς Ἰνδικοπλεύστης, lit. 'Cosmas who sailed to India'; also known as Cosmas the Monk) was a merchant and later hermit from Alexandria in Egypt. He was a 6th-century traveller who made several voyages to India during the reign of emperor Justinian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cosmas Indicopleustes has received more than 195,285 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Cosmas Indicopleustes is the 114th most popular explorer (down from 99th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 185th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Explorer.

Cosmas Indicopleustes is most famous for his book Christian Topography, which is a description of the world and the Christian holy sites.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 114 out of 498. Before him are Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Semyon Dezhnev, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Sacagawea, and George Vancouver. After him are Pánfilo de Narváez, Heinrich Barth, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Himilco, and Hans Staden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 28. Before him are Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, Shahrbaraz, Bayan I, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Al-Mughira. After him are Heraclius the Elder, John IV of Constantinople, Amandus, Gundemar, Abu Salama, and Ceawlin of Wessex. Among people deceased in 550, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 3. Before him are Aryabhata, and Damascius. After him are Albinus of Angers, John Troglita, and Buddhapālita.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 222 out of 642. Before him are Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Takelot II (-900), Amyrtaeus (-450), Iry-Hor (-3101), Neferirkare Kakai (-2483), and Al-Muazzam Turanshah (1250). After him are Valentinus (100), Herihor (-1200), John Tristan, Count of Valois (1250), Yuya (-1500), Al-Mustansir Billah (1029), and Sufi Abu Taleb (1925).

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Among EXPLORERS In Egypt

Among explorers born in Egypt, Cosmas Indicopleustes ranks 1. 

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