430 - 480
Glycerius (died after 474) was Roman emperor of the West from 473 to 474. He served as comes domesticorum (commander of the palace guard) during the reign of Olybrius (r. 472), until Olybrius died in November 472. After a four-month interregnum, Glycerius was proclaimed as emperor in March 473 by Gundobad, the magister militum (master of soldiers) and power behind the throne. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glycerius has received more than 434,070 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Glycerius is the 1,668th most popular politician (up from 1,699th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 234th in 2019) and the 125th most popular Turkish Politician.
Glycerius is most famous for his work in the field of optics, specifically the study of light and vision. He is credited with inventing the camera obscura and pinhole camera.
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Among politicians, Glycerius ranks 1,668 out of 15,577. Before him are Shapur II, Teti, Li Xiannian, Béla I of Hungary, Senusret I, and Achaemenes. After him are Emperor Suizei, Humayun, Clovis II, Francis, Duke of Guise, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, and Ehud Olmert.
309 - 379
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1,662
2350 BC - 2350 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1,663
1909 - 1992
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1,664
1016 - 1063
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1,665
2000 BC - 1919 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1,666
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1,667
430 - 480
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,668
669 BC - 548 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,669
1508 - 1556
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,670
635 - 657
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,671
1519 - 1563
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,672
1810 - 1859
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,673
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,674
Among people born in 430, Glycerius ranks 4. Before him are Julius Nepos, Anastasius I Dicorus, and Syagrius. After him are Sidonius Apollinaris, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and Theodemir. Among people deceased in 480, Glycerius ranks 2. Before him is Julius Nepos. After him are Chilperic I of Burgundy, Nechtan Morbet, and Budhagupta.
430 - 480
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 1
430 - 518
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 2
430 - 487
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 3
430 - 480
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 4
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 5
430 - 600
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 6
430 - 474
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 7
430 - 480
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 1
430 - 480
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2
450 - 480
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 3
401 - 480
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 4
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 5
Among people born in Turkey, Glycerius ranks 226 out of 1,301. Before him are Michael Psellos (1018), Celâl Bayar (1883), Pharamond (370), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Uzun Hasan (1423), and Cemal Gürsel (1895). After him are Romanos II (938), Dionysius Exiguus (475), Constantine VIII (960), Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), and Anthemius of Tralles (474).
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 220
1883 - 1986
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 221
370 - 427
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 222
439 - 532
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 223
1423 - 1478
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 224
1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 225
430 - 480
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 226
938 - 963
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 227
475 - 544
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 228
960 - 1028
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 229
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 230
1182 - 1204
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 231
474 - 534
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 232
Among politicians born in Turkey, Glycerius ranks 125. Before him are Ayşe Sultan (1541), Theophanu (960), Celâl Bayar (1883), Pharamond (370), Uzun Hasan (1423), and Cemal Gürsel (1895). After him are Romanos II (938), Constantine VIII (960), Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), and Gordian I (159).
1541 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 119
960 - 990
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 120
1883 - 1986
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 121
370 - 427
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 122
1423 - 1478
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 123
1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 124
430 - 480
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 125
938 - 963
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 126
960 - 1028
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 127
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 128
1182 - 1204
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 129
1250 - 1330
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 130
159 - 238
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 131