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Ibn Wahshiyya
900 - 930
Ibn Wahshiyya
Ibn Waḥshiyya (Arabic: ابن وحشية), died c. 930, was a Nabataean (Aramaic-speaking, rural Iraqi) agriculturalist, toxicologist, and alchemist born in Qussīn, near Kufa in Iraq. He is the author of the Nabataean Agriculture (Kitāb al-Filāḥa al-Nabaṭiyya), an influential Arabic work on agriculture, astrology, and magic. Already by the end of the tenth century, various works were being falsely attributed to him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Wahshiyya has received more than 137,646 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ibn Wahshiyya is the 151st most popular historian (up from 153rd in 2019).
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140k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.39
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Ibn Wahshiyya ranks 151 out of 339. Before him are Matthew of Edessa, Philostorgius, Ibn Hibban, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Marin Barleti, and Gottfried Achenwall. After him are Martino Martini, Max Weinreich, Arnold Toynbee, Agatharchides, Steven Runciman, and Afet İnan.
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Matthew of Edessa
1100 - 1144
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 145
Philostorgius
368 - 439
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 146
Ibn Hibban
883 - 965
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 147
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
1457 - 1526
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 148
Marin Barleti
1450 - 1513
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 149
Gottfried Achenwall
1719 - 1772
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 150
Ibn Wahshiyya
900 - 930
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 151
Martino Martini
1614 - 1661
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 152
Max Weinreich
1894 - 1969
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 153
Arnold Toynbee
1852 - 1883
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 154
Agatharchides
208 BC - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 155
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 156
Afet İnan
1908 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 157
Contemporaries
Among people born in 900, Ibn Wahshiyya ranks 29. Before him are Mojmir II of Moravia, Gero, Alberic I of Spoleto, Antipope Christopher, Naddodd, and Sunyer, Count of Barcelona. After him are Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Yasovarman I, Donald II of Scotland, Engelberga, and Eochaid, son of Rhun. Among people deceased in 930, Ibn Wahshiyya ranks 5. Before him are Rollo, Emperor Daigo, Lestek, and Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam. After him are Hucbald and Þjóðólfr of Hvinir.
Others Born in 900
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Mojmir II of Moravia
900 - 906
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 23
Gero
900 - 965
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 24
Alberic I of Spoleto
900 - 924
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
Antipope Christopher
900 - 904
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 26
Naddodd
900 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 27
Sunyer, Count of Barcelona
900 - 950
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 28
Ibn Wahshiyya
900 - 930
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 29
Movses Kaghankatvatsi
900 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 30
Ohthere of Hålogaland
900 - 901
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 31
Yasovarman I
900 - 910
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 32
Donald II of Scotland
900 - 900
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 33
Engelberga
900 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 34
Eochaid, son of Rhun
900 - 889
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 930
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Rollo
846 - 930
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
Emperor Daigo
885 - 930
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 2
Lestek
870 - 930
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 3
Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
850 - 930
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 4
Ibn Wahshiyya
900 - 930
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5
Hucbald
840 - 930
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 6
Þjóðólfr of Hvinir
900 - 930
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 7
