WRITER

Jacob of Edessa

633 - 708

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Jacob of Edessa (or James of Edessa) (Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ, romanized: Yaʿqub Urhoyo) (c. 640 – 5 June 708) was Bishop of Edessa and prominent Syriac Christian writer in Classical Syriac language, also known as one of earliest Syriac grammarians. In various works, he treated theological, liturgical, canonical, philosophical and historical subjects, and contributed significantly to scholarly and literary development of Syriac Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob of Edessa has received more than 58,237 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jacob of Edessa is the 4,001st most popular writer (down from 3,976th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Syria (down from 135th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Syrian Writer.

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  • 58k

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  • 57.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacob of Edessa ranks 4,001 out of 7,302. Before him are Tad Williams, Eleanor Hibbert, Grigol Abashidze, Anne-Cath. Vestly, Eduard von Keyserling, and Antonio Muñoz Molina. After him are Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Cesare Balbo, Jane Dieulafoy, Akram Aylisli, Cora Sandel, and Hans Carossa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 633, Jacob of Edessa ranks 1. After him is Cadwaladr. Among people deceased in 708, Jacob of Edessa ranks 3. Before him are Pope Sisinnius, and Drogo of Champagne.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Jacob of Edessa ranks 148 out of 210. Before him are Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), Rezin (null), Salim Idris (1957), Francis Marrash (1837), Akram al-Hawrani (1912), and Abu Shama (1203). After him are Ameen Rihani (1876), George Sabra (1947), Wafa Sultan (1958), Rafik Schami (1946), Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi (920), and Khalid al-Azm (1903).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Jacob of Edessa ranks 21. Before him are Elia Abu Madi (1890), Maryana Marrash (1848), Ghada al-Samman (1942), Buhturi (819), Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), and Francis Marrash (1837). After him are Ameen Rihani (1876), Wafa Sultan (1958), Rafik Schami (1946), Zakaria Tamer (1931), Samar Yazbek (1970), and Dima Khatib (1971).

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