GEOGRAPHER

Marinus of Tyre

100 - 130

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Marinus of Tyre (Greek: Μαρῖνος ὁ Τύριος, Marînos ho Týrios; c. AD 70–130) was a Greek-speaking Roman geographer, cartographer and mathematician, who founded mathematical geography and provided the underpinnings of Claudius Ptolemy's influential Geography. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marinus of Tyre has received more than 164,309 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Marinus of Tyre is the 32nd most popular geographer (down from 29th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Geographer.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Marinus of Tyre ranks 32 out of 86. Before him are Zakariya al-Qazwini, Fra Mauro, William Morris Davis, Nicolas Sanson, Willem Blaeu, and Albrecht Penck. After him are Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Artemidorus Ephesius, Jovan Cvijić, Vincenzo Coronelli, Jodocus Hondius, and Alfred Hettner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Marinus of Tyre ranks 32. Before him are Valentinus, Agrippa the Skeptic, Saint Sabina, Vologases III of Parthia, Simeon of Jerusalem, and Marcus Cornelius Fronto. After him are Praxedes, Aquila of Sinope, Lusius Quietus, Gan Ying, Quadratus of Athens, and Simon bar Giora. Among people deceased in 130, Marinus of Tyre ranks 5. Before him are Antinous, Apollodorus of Damascus, Emperor Keikō, and Publius Juventius Celsus. After him is Julia Balbilla.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Marinus of Tyre ranks 44 out of 145. Before him are Maria of Montferrat (1192), Pope Sisinnius (650), Camille Chamoun (1900), Imad Mughniyah (1962), Walid Jumblatt (1949), and Pamphilus of Caesarea (240). After him are Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), Bechara El Khoury (1890), Bertrand, Count of Toulouse (1065), Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (1115), and Gazebo (1960).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Lebanon

Among geographers born in Lebanon, Marinus of Tyre ranks 1. 

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