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Hesychius of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Ἡσύχιος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, romanized: Hēsýchios ho Alexandreús, lit. 'Hesychios the Alexandrian') was a Greek grammarian who, probably in the 5th or 6th century AD, compiled the richest lexicon of unusual and obscure Greek words that has survived, probably by absorbing the works of earlier lexicographers. The work, titled "Alphabetical Collection of All Words" (Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον, Synagōgē Pasōn Lexeōn kata Stoicheion), includes more than 50,000 entries, a copious list of peculiar words, forms and phrases, with an explanation of their meaning, and often with a reference to the author who used them or to the district of Greece where they were current. Hence, the book is of great value to the student of the Ancient Greek dialects and in the restoration of the text of the classical authors generally – particularly of such writers as Aeschylus and Theocritus, who used many unusual words. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hesychius of Alexandria has received more than 128,435 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Hesychius of Alexandria is the 47th most popular linguist (down from 43rd in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 246th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Linguist.
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Among linguists, Hesychius of Alexandria ranks 47 out of 161. Before him are Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Vilhelm Thomsen, Leonard Bloomfield, George Lakoff, Joseph Greenberg, and Charles Bally. After him are Vatroslav Jagić, Hermann Paul, Tuone Udaina, Boris Kolker, Josef Dobrovský, and Karl Lachmann.
1927 - 1986
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 41
1842 - 1927
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 42
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 43
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 44
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 45
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 46
500 - 500
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 47
1838 - 1923
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 48
1846 - 1921
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 49
1821 - 1898
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 50
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 51
1753 - 1829
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 52
1793 - 1851
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 53
Among people born in 500, Hesychius of Alexandria ranks 27. Before him are Godomar II, Rechiar, Theudigisel, Euphemia, Gildas, and Gerasimus of the Jordan. After him are Wacho, Sigobert the Lame, Rhadamistus, Ælle of Sussex, Ardaric, and Tato. Among people deceased in 500, Hesychius of Alexandria ranks 7. Before him are Vātsyāyana, Chandragupta II, Nonnus, Zu Chongzhi, Buddhaghosa, and Charaton. After him are Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Anthemius, Asclepigenia, Faustus of Byzantium, Aedesia, and Respendial.
500 - 534
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 21
500 - 456
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 22
500 - 549
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 23
500 - 523
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 24
500 - 570
HPI: 56.63
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500 - 475
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 26
500 - 500
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 27
500 - 540
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 28
500 - 509
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 29
500 - 58
HPI: 56.34
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500 - 514
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 31
500 - 460
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 32
500 - 510
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 33
300 - 500
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1
400 - 500
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 2
500 - 500
HPI: 62.68
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429 - 500
HPI: 60.59
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401 - 500
HPI: 60.40
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400 - 500
HPI: 57.23
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500 - 500
HPI: 56.56
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420 - 500
HPI: 55.23
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400 - 500
HPI: 55.01
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400 - 500
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390 - 500
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500 - 500
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400 - 500
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 13
Among people born in Egypt, Hesychius of Alexandria ranks 277 out of 582. Before him are Neferkare II (-2150), Omar Suleiman (1936), Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310), Takelot I (-1000), Al-Said Barakah (1260), and Berenice (-300). After him are Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444), Adel Emam (1940), Setepenre (-1400), Neferkamin Anu (-2150), Herodas (-300), and Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928).
2150 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 271
1936 - 2012
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 272
310 - 412
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 273
1000 BC - 874 BC
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 274
1260 - 1280
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 275
300 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 276
500 - 500
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 277
444 - 454
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 278
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 279
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 280
2150 BC - 2160 BC
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 281
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 282
1928 - 2010
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 283
Among linguists born in Egypt, Hesychius of Alexandria ranks 1.