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Leo the Deacon

950 - 992

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Leo the Deacon (Greek: Λέων ο Διάκονος; born c. 950) was a Byzantine Greek historian and chronicler. He was born around 950 at Kaloe in Asia Minor, and was educated in Constantinople, where he became a deacon in the imperial palace. While in Constantinople he wrote a history covering the reigns of Romanos II, Nikephoros II, John Tzimiskes, and the early part of the reign of Basil II. Often his observations were based on his experiences as an eyewitness to events. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo the Deacon has received more than 62,351 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo the Deacon is the 117th most popular historian (down from 110th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 525th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Historian.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Leo the Deacon ranks 117 out of 561. Before him are Árni Magnússon, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Richard Sennett, Natalie Zemon Davis, Henry Thomas Buckle, and Richard Pipes. After him are Hayden White, Ibn Hibban, Arnold Hauser, Michael Rostovtzeff, Agatharchides, and Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Leo the Deacon ranks 8. Before him are Pope John XVII, Adelaide of Aquitaine, Ibn Yunus, Maslama al-Majriti, Arslan Isra'il, and Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia. After him are Mariam al-Asturlabi, Abhinavagupta, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, Olof Björnsson, William I of Provence, and Michael Krešimir II of Croatia. Among people deceased in 992, Leo the Deacon ranks 4. Before him are Mieszko I of Poland, Ibn Babawayh, and Jawhar. After him are Conan I of Rennes, Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri, Matilda of France, and Oswald of Worcester.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Leo the Deacon ranks 100 out of 169. Before him are Stratonice of Syria (-317), Philip I Philadelphus (-125), Ilona Zrínyi (1643), Rhesus of Thrace (null), Bohemond IV of Antioch (1172), and George Hamartolos (900). After him are Sisygambis (-301), Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), Bardas Skleros (1000), Rufinus (335), Mursili III (-1400), and Mizizios (622).

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Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, Leo the Deacon ranks 4. Before him are Niketas Choniates (1155), Eutropius (320), and George Kedrenos (1100). After him are John Kinnamos (1143).

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