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Ibn al-Nadim

1000 - 995

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Abū al-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq an-Nadīm (Arabic: ابو الفرج محمد بن إسحاق النديم), also Ibn Abī Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Warrāq, and commonly known by the nasab (patronymic) Ibn an-Nadīm (Arabic: ابن النديم; died 17 September 995 or 998), was an important Muslim bibliographer and biographer of Baghdad who compiled the encyclopedia Kitāb al-Fihrist (The Book Catalogue). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn al-Nadim has received more than 198,449 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ibn al-Nadim is the 1,365th most popular writer (down from 1,312th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Iraqi Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Kitab al-fihrist
Arabic literature, Bibliography
1964
al-Fihrist (Dirasat fi al-kutub wa-al-malumat)
1991
Doing Our Bit
2002
The Fihrist
1998

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 1,365 out of 7,302. Before him are Wace, Thornton Wilder, Joseph Bédier, Symeon the Metaphrast, Per Olov Enquist, and Diana Gabaldon. After him are Joachim Fest, Thomas Moore, Ildefonsus, Émile Gaboriau, Hartmann Schedel, and Joanot Martorell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 17. Before him are Antipope Boniface VII, Antipope John XVI, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Kenneth III of Scotland, Humbert of Silva Candida, and Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria. After him are Antipope Gregory VI, Rozala of Italy, Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, Vazul, Suryavarman I, and Bardas Skleros. Among people deceased in 995, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 4. Before him are Eric the Victorious, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, and Haakon Sigurdsson. After him are Kenneth II of Scotland, García Fernández of Castile, and Michitsuna's mother.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 138 out of 384. Before him are Al-Mustarshid (1092), Etana (-2850), Nuri al-Said (1888), Utu-hengal (-2200), Al-Mustansir (1192), and Al-Muti (914). After him are Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), Pacorus II (50), Al-Muttaqi (908), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Ahmad ibn Yusuf (835), and Al-Qa'im (1001).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Ibn al-Nadim ranks 11. Before him are Enheduanna (-2300), Berossus (-400), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Ibn Sirin (653), and Ibn Khallikan (1211). After him are Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Al-Farazdaq (641), Aphrahat (280), and Abu-l-'Atahiya (748).

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