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Glycerius

430 - 480

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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 475,042 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Glycerius is the 1,569th most popular politician (up from 1,663rd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 226th in 2019) and the 14th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

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  • 67.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Glycerius ranks 1,569 out of 19,576. Before him are Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Mongkut, Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Princess Isabella of Parma, Richard von Weizsäcker, and Yolande de Polastron. After him are Horst Köhler, Francis II Rákóczi, Taejo of Goryeo, Manuel Noriega, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, and Feodor II of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430, Glycerius ranks 3. Before him are Anastasius I Dicorus, and Julius Nepos. After him are Syagrius, Sidonius Apollinaris, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Emperor Xiaowu of Song, 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.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Glycerius ranks 22 out of 169. Before him are Dionysius Exiguus (475), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Briseis (null), and Alexios III Angelos (1153). After him are Stateira II (-346), Attalus I (-269), Isaac I Komnenos (1007), Gyges of Lydia (-790), Phorcys (null), and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Glycerius ranks 14. Before him are Julius Nepos (430), Balbinus (178), Kayqubad I (1188), Samuel of Bulgaria (958), Briseis (null), and Alexios III Angelos (1153). After him are Stateira II (-346), Attalus I (-269), Isaac I Komnenos (1007), Gyges of Lydia (-790), Phorcys (null), and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100).

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