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John Tzetzes

1110 - 1180

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John Tzetzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Τζέτζης, translit. Iōánnēs Tzétzēs; c. 1110, Constantinople – 1180, Constantinople) was a Byzantine poet and grammarian who lived at Constantinople in the 12th century. He is known for making significant contributions in preserving much valuable information from ancient Greek literature and scholarship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Tzetzes has received more than 147,351 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Tzetzes is the 1,880th most popular writer (up from 1,881st in 2019), the 628th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 586th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 150k

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  • 55.70

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Tzetzes ranks 1,880 out of 5,755Before him are Jacint Verdaguer, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Mukaghali Makatayev, Ruan Ji, Ibn al-Farid, and Jón Arason. After him are John of Ruusbroec, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Augustin Barruel, Zinaida Gippius, Pierre Klossowski, and Caterina Albert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, John Tzetzes ranks 10Before him are Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, García Ramírez of Navarre, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Robert de Boron, Kaykaus I, and Maurice de Sully. After him are Bertha of Sulzbach, Rostislav I of Kiev, Abraham ibn Daud, Odo de St Amand, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, and Boril of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 1180, John Tzetzes ranks 4Before him are Louis VII of France, Manuel I Komnenos, and John of Salisbury. After him are Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Abraham ibn Daud, Prince Mochihito, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, John Tzetzes ranks 628 out of 1,301Before him are Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria (1134), George Sphrantzes (1401), John Kinnamos (1143), Eunomius of Cyzicus (335), Aquila of Sinope (100), and Helena Kantakouzene (1333). After him are Nureddin Pasha (1873), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (1839), Amphilochius of Iconium (339), Ahmet Kaya (1957), and Diodorus Cronus (-400).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, John Tzetzes ranks 54Before him are Adamantios Korais (1748), Namık Kemal (1840), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), John of Ephesus (507), Menander Protector (550), and Aristeas (-600). After him are Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Theodore I (1290), Adnan Oktar (1956), Methodius of Olympus (260), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), and Mustafa Balel (1945).