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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 57,667 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Leo the Deacon is the 110th most popular historian (down from 104th in 2019), the 527th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 516th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Turkish Historian.

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  • 57.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Leo the Deacon ranks 110 out of 339. Before him are Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Hayden White, Eunapius, Cangjie, and Vasily Bartold. After him are Henry Thomas Buckle, Doukas, Michael Rostovtzeff, Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, C. Northcote Parkinson, and Peter Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Leo the Deacon ranks 6. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope John XVII, Adelaide of Aquitaine, Ibn Yunus, and Maslama al-Majriti. After him are Abhinavagupta, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, Olof Björnsson, Mariam al-Asturlabi, and William I of Provence. Among people deceased in 992, Leo the Deacon ranks 4. Before him are Mieszko I of Poland, Jawhar, and Ibn Babawayh. After him are Conan I of Rennes, Matilda of France, and Oswald of Worcester.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Leo the Deacon ranks 527 out of 1,301. Before him are Tchéky Karyo (1953), Mustafa Çelebi (1380), Devlet Hatun (1361), Fevzi Çakmak (1876), Apollonius Molon (-200), and Yeghishe Charents (1897). After him are Nicholas Mystikos (852), Bardas Skleros (1000), Petros Markaris (1937), Symeon the New Theologian (949), Yaşar Kemal (1923), and Walter Sydney Adams (1876).

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Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, Leo the Deacon ranks 13. Before him are Socrates of Constantinople (380), Libanius (314), Eutropius (320), Ephorus (-400), George Kedrenos (1100), and Eunapius (349). After him are Doukas (1400), John Kinnamos (1143), Matthew of Edessa (1100), Philostorgius (368), Agatharchides (-208), and Michael Attaleiates (1021).

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