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John of Ephesus

507 - 588

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John of Ephesus (or of Asia) (Greek: Ίωάννης ό Έφέσιος, Classical Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܦܣܘܣ, c. 507 – c. 588 AD) was a leader of the early Syriac Orthodox Church in the sixth century and one of the earliest and the most important historians to write in Syriac. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Ephesus has received more than 88,440 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John of Ephesus is the 1,789th most popular writer (up from 1,859th in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 581st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 88k

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  • 56.16

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John of Ephesus ranks 1,789 out of 5,755Before him are Aphra Behn, Ion of Chios, Robert Silverberg, Anne Perry, Telesilla, and Hugh Lofting. After him are William Caxton, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Jorge Manrique, Margarete Buber-Neumann, I. L. Peretz, and Donald E. Westlake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 507, John of Ephesus ranks 1 Among people deceased in 588, John of Ephesus ranks 1After him are Bagha Qaghan and Ælla of Deira.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, John of Ephesus ranks 599 out of 1,301Before him are Rufinus (335), Martina (598), Tuncel Kurtiz (1936), Bardaisan (154), Andronikos Doukas (1006), and Manuel Chrysoloras (1355). After him are Alexios III of Trebizond (1338), Rusa II (-800), Anna Dalassene (1030), Severus of Antioch (456), Archippus (50), and Caesarius of Nazianzus (330).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, John of Ephesus ranks 51Before him are Nicander (-250), Hipponax (-600), Alexander Polyhistor (-100), Adamantios Korais (1748), Namık Kemal (1840), and Symeon the Metaphrast (900). After him are Menander Protector (550), Aristeas (-600), John Tzetzes (1110), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Theodore I (1290), and Adnan Oktar (1956).