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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 62,000 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). George Kedrenos is the 92nd most popular historian (up from 103rd in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 492nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Historian.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, George Kedrenos ranks 92 out of 561. Before him are Erich Auerbach, George Ostrogorsky, Al-Waqidi, Hermann Alexander Diels, Timaeus, and Yuval Noah Harari. After him are Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Vasily Bartold, Tyrannius Rufinus, Shoqan Walikhanov, Christoph Cellarius, and Eunapius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, George Kedrenos ranks 23. Before him are Sverker I of Sweden, Inge the Elder, Antipope Gregory VIII, Kerbogha, Khabul Khan, and Arnold of Brescia. After him are Bernard de Tremelay, Inge the Younger, Gorakhnath, Duqaq, Henry, and Anushtegin Gharchai. Among people deceased in 1100, George Kedrenos ranks 7. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, Parascheva of the Balkans, William II of England, Thorfinn Karlsefni, Emperor Zhezong, and Antipope Clement III. After him are Thorkell the Tall, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Bretislav II, Naropa, Bhoja, and Stepanos Asoghik.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, George Kedrenos ranks 82 out of 169. Before him are Constance of Antioch (1127), Menua (-900), Alyattes of Lydia (-640), Rusa I (-800), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), and Jovan Vladimir (990). After him are Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), Melito of Sardis (140), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), Artemisia II of Caria (null), Pithana (-1800), and Proclus of Constantinople (310).

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Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, George Kedrenos ranks 3. Before him are Niketas Choniates (1155), and Eutropius (320). After him are Leo the Deacon (950), and John Kinnamos (1143).

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