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Ibn Hawqal

943 - 988

Ibn Hawqal

Muḥammad Abū’l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal (محمد أبو القاسم بن حوقل), also known as Abū al-Qāsim b. ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī, born in Nisibis, Upper Mesopotamia; was a 10th-century Arab Muslim writer, geographer, and chronicler who travelled from AD 943 to 969. His famous work, written in 977, is called Ṣūrat al-’Arḍ (صورة الارض; "The face of the Earth"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Hawqal has received more than 139,821 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ibn Hawqal is the 790th most popular writer (up from 856th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Turkish Writer.

Ibn Hawqal is most famous for his book "The Book of the Countries" which is a geographical text that describes the Islamic world.

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140k
Page Views (PV)
62.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
7.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Ibn Hawqal ranks 790 out of 5,755. Before him are Wilhelm Hauff, Peter Weiss, Arrigo Boito, Alejo Carpentier, Johann Kaspar Lavater, and Fyodor Tyutchev. After him are Wole Soyinka, Nonnus, Juliette Récamier, Max Jacob, Virginia Satir, and Neale Donald Walsch.

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HPI: 62.72
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HPI: 62.72
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Alejo Carpentier
1904 - 1980
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
1741 - 1801
HPI: 62.71
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HPI: 62.70
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Ibn Hawqal
943 - 988
HPI: 62.69
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Wole Soyinka
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 791
Nonnus
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HPI: 62.68
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Juliette Récamier
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HPI: 62.66
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Max Jacob
1876 - 1944
HPI: 62.65
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Virginia Satir
1916 - 1988
HPI: 62.64
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Neale Donald Walsch
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 796

Contemporaries

Among people born in 943, Ibn Hawqal ranks 2. Before him is Edgar the Peaceful. After him is Matilda of France. Among people deceased in 988, Ibn Hawqal ranks 1. After him are Dunstan, Emma of Italy, and Dirk II, Count of Holland.