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Dionysius Thrax

170 BC - 89 BC

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Dionysius Thrax (Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Θρᾷξ Dionýsios ho Thrâix, 170–90 BC) was a Greek grammarian and a pupil of Aristarchus of Samothrace. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dionysius Thrax has received more than 139,440 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Dionysius Thrax is the 1,110th most popular writer (down from 1,028th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 174th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Dionysius Thrax is most famous for being the first person to create a system of rules for the Greek language.

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  • 60.14

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dionysius Thrax ranks 1,110 out of 5,755. Before him are Alcman, Zenodotus, Lao She, Harry Harrison, Waris Dirie, and Virginia Henderson. After him are B. H. Liddell Hart, Ephraim Kishon, Michael Connelly, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Lin Yutang, and Rudolf von Sebottendorf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 170 BC, Dionysius Thrax ranks 3. Before him are Attalus III and Lucius Accius. After him is Eucratides I. Among people deceased in 89 BC, Dionysius Thrax ranks 1. After him are Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Lucius Porcius Cato, Titus Didius, and Aulus Postumius Albinus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Dionysius Thrax ranks 199 out of 582. Before him are Merit-Ptah (-2700), Ahmed Zewail (1946), Intef III (-2050), Mary the Jewess (100), Basilides (117), and Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420). After him are Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Robert II, Count of Artois (1250), Herihor (-1200), Farida of Egypt (1921), Fuad II of Egypt (1952), and Al-Maqrizi (1364).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Dionysius Thrax ranks 13. Before him are Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Claudian (370), Nonnus (500), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), and Taha Hussein (1889). After him are Achilles Tatius (200), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), Herodas (-300), Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), and Didymus Chalcenterus (-63).

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