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Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
Mary the Jewess
Mary or Maria the Jewess (Latin: Maria Hebraea), also known as Mary the Prophetess (Latin: Maria Prophetissima), is an early alchemist who is known from the works of the Gnostic Christian writer Zosimos of Panopolis. On the basis of Zosimos's comments, she lived between the first and third centuries A.D. in Alexandria. French, Taylor and Lippmann list her as one of the first alchemical writers, dating her works at no later than the first century.She is credited with the invention of several kinds of chemical apparatus and is considered to be the first true alchemist of the Western world.Through Zosimos many of the beliefs of Mary the Jewess can be observed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary the Jewess has received more than 289,927 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Mary the Jewess is the 88th most popular inventor (up from 134th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Egypt and the most popular Egyptian Inventor.
Mary the Jewess is most famous for being the first person to describe the process of distillation.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
70.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.45
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Mary the Jewess ranks 88 out of 355. Before her are Étienne-Jules Marey, Percy Spencer, Bi Sheng, Momofuku Ando, Johann Maria Farina, and Charles K. Kao. After her are William Webb Ellis, Leo Fender, Jacque Fresco, Léon Theremin, Robert Noyce, and James Hargreaves.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Étienne-Jules Marey
1830 - 1904
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 82
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 83
Bi Sheng
990 - 1052
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 84
Momofuku Ando
1910 - 2007
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 85
Johann Maria Farina
1685 - 1766
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 86
Charles K. Kao
1933 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 87
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 88
William Webb Ellis
1806 - 1872
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 89
Leo Fender
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 90
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 91
Léon Theremin
1896 - 1993
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 92
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 93
James Hargreaves
1720 - 1778
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 94
Contemporaries
Among people born in 100, Mary the Jewess ranks 17. Before her are Pope Victor I, Justin Martyr, Thecla, Cornelius the Centurion, Lydia of Thyatira, and Philemon. After her are Philip the Evangelist, Agabus, Domitia Longina, Ananias of Damascus, Antipas of Pergamum, and Agrippa the Skeptic. Among people deceased in 100, Mary the Jewess ranks 33. Before her are Herod Agrippa II, Papias of Hierapolis, Cornelius the Centurion, Silas, Lydia of Thyatira, and Mary of Bethany. After her are Judas of Galilee, Locusta, Philip the Evangelist, Valerius Maximus, Agabus, and Ananias of Damascus.
Others Born in 100
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Pope Victor I
100 - 199
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 11
Justin Martyr
100 - 165
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 12
Thecla
100 - 100
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 13
Cornelius the Centurion
100 - 100
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 14
Lydia of Thyatira
100 - 100
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 15
Philemon
100 - 68
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 16
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 17
Philip the Evangelist
100 - 100
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 18
Agabus
100 - 100
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 19
Domitia Longina
100 - 126
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 20
Ananias of Damascus
100 - 100
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 21
Antipas of Pergamum
100 - 92
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 22
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 100
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Herod Agrippa II
28 - 100
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 27
Papias of Hierapolis
70 - 100
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 28
Cornelius the Centurion
100 - 100
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 29
Silas
1 - 100
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 30
Lydia of Thyatira
100 - 100
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 31
Mary of Bethany
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 32
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 33
Judas of Galilee
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 34
Locusta
1 - 100
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 35
Philip the Evangelist
100 - 100
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 36
Valerius Maximus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 37
Agabus
100 - 100
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 38
Ananias of Damascus
100 - 100
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 39
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Mary the Jewess ranks 152 out of 520. Before her are Psusennes I (-1100), Faten Hamama (1931), Necho I (-700), Apries (-650), Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), and Intef II (-2150). After her are Al-Kamil (1177), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Hemiunu (-2500), Nectanebo II (-400), Al-Mansur Qalawun (1222), and Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182).
Others born in Egypt
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Psusennes I
1100 BC - 1001 BC
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 146
Faten Hamama
1931 - 2015
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 147
Necho I
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 148
Apries
650 BC - 567 BC
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 149
Arsinoe III of Egypt
246 BC - 204 BC
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 150
Intef II
2150 BC - 2073 BC
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 151
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 152
Al-Kamil
1177 - 1238
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 153
Berenice III of Egypt
120 BC - 80 BC
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 154
Hemiunu
2500 BC - 2501 BC
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 155
Nectanebo II
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 156
Al-Mansur Qalawun
1222 - 1290
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 157
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 158
Among INVENTORS In Egypt
Among inventors born in Egypt, Mary the Jewess ranks 1. After her are Roland Moreno (1945).
