PHILOSOPHER

Gregory of Nazianzus

329 - 389

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Gregory of Nazianzus (Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Ναζιανζηνός, romanized: Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos; c. 329 – 25 January 390), also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a 4th-century archbishop of Constantinople and theologian. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age. As a classically trained orator and philosopher, he infused Hellenism into the early church, establishing the paradigm of Byzantine theologians and church officials.Gregory made a significant impact on the shape of Trinitarian theology among both Greek and Latin-speaking theologians, and he is remembered as the "Trinitarian Theologian". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory of Nazianzus has received more than 728,087 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Gregory of Nazianzus is the 81st most popular philosopher (up from 84th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 60th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Philosopher.

Gregory of Nazianzus is most famous for his contributions to the Nicene Creed.

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  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.30

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  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Gregory of Nazianzus has had the most page views in the with 103,102 views, followed by Greek (35,111), and Russian (33,932). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (367.44%), Korean (237.84%), and Azerbaijani (203.29%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 81 out of 1,267. Before him are Ramakrishna, Jürgen Habermas, Xenophanes, Nagarjuna, Carl von Clausewitz, and Nicholas of Cusa. After him are Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Mencius, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, John of Damascus, Athanasius of Alexandria, and Peter Abelard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 329, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 2. Before him is Basil of Caesarea.  Among people deceased in 389, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 1. 

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 54 out of 1,347. Before him are Xenophanes (-570), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), Mehmed V (1844), Margaret the Virgin (292), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), and Mustafa II (1664). After him are Julian (331), Apollonius of Perga (-262), Abdulmejid I (1823), Aspasia (-470), Hatice Sultan (1496), and Abdul Hamid I (1725).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 8. Before him are Thales of Miletus (-623), Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), and Xenophanes (-570). After him are Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Leucippus (-500), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), and Apollonius of Tyana (15).

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