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George Kedrenos

1100 - 1100

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George Kedrenos, Cedrenus or Cedrinos (Greek: Γεώργιος Κεδρηνός, fl. 11th century) was a Byzantine Greek historian. In the 1050s he compiled Synopsis historion (also known as A concise history of the world), which spanned the time from the biblical account of creation to his own day. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Kedrenos has received more than 57,251 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). George Kedrenos is the 103rd most popular historian (down from 97th in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 487th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Turkish Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, George Kedrenos ranks 103 out of 339Before him are Barbara W. Tuchman, Hermann Alexander Diels, Reinhart Koselleck, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Christoph Cellarius, and Arnold Hauser. After him are Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Hayden White, Eunapius, Cangjie, and Vasily Bartold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, George Kedrenos ranks 27Before him are Khabul Khan, Kerbogha, Bernard de Tremelay, Niklot, Henry, and Ragnvald Knaphövde. After him are Gorakhnath, Malik Shah, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Teobaldo Boccapecci, Anushtegin Gharchai, and Wace. Among people deceased in 1100, George Kedrenos ranks 6Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, William II of England, Parascheva of the Balkans, Antipope Clement III, and Emperor Zhezong. After him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Naropa, Bretislav II, Edmund of Scotland, and Leonti Mroveli.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, George Kedrenos ranks 494 out of 1,301Before him are Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Joscelin III, Count of Edessa (1135), Şahin Giray (1745), Emine Erdoğan (1955), Ajda Pekkan (1946), and Tarasios of Constantinople (730). After him are Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), Bohemond III of Antioch (1144), Henri Verneuil (1920), Kemal Reis (1451), Ilona Zrínyi (1643), and Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300).

Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, George Kedrenos ranks 11Before him are Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Niketas Choniates (1155), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Libanius (314), Eutropius (320), and Ephorus (-400). After him are Eunapius (349), Leo the Deacon (950), Doukas (1400), John Kinnamos (1143), Matthew of Edessa (1100), and Philostorgius (368).