1100 - 1144
Matthew of Edessa (Armenian: Մատթէոս Ուռհայեցի, romanized: Mattʿēos Uṙhayecʿi; late 11th century – 1144) was an Armenian historian in the 12th century from the city of Edessa. Matthew was the superior abbot of Karmir Vank, near the town of Kaysun, east of Marash (Germanicia), the former seat of Baldwin of Boulogne. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew of Edessa has received more than 56,022 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Matthew of Edessa is the 145th most popular historian (up from 151st in 2019), the 667th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 681st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Turkish Historian.
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Among historians, Matthew of Edessa ranks 145 out of 339. Before him are Ernst Kantorowicz, Charles Diehl, Howard Zinn, Vladimir Minorsky, Otto von Gierke, and Adémar de Chabannes. After him are Philostorgius, Ibn Hibban, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Marin Barleti, Gottfried Achenwall, and Ibn Wahshiyya.
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 139
1859 - 1944
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 140
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 141
1877 - 1966
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 142
1841 - 1921
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 143
989 - 1034
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 144
1100 - 1144
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 145
368 - 439
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 146
883 - 965
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 147
1457 - 1526
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 148
1450 - 1513
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 149
1719 - 1772
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 150
900 - 930
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 151
Among people born in 1100, Matthew of Edessa ranks 48. Before him are Antipope Sylvester IV, William V, Marquess of Montferrat, Roger of Salerno, Bretislav II, Domenico Selvo, and Abu Bakr ibn Umar. After him are Artuk Bey, Thoros of Edessa, Tzachas, Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg, Malmfred of Kiev, and Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia. Among people deceased in 1144, Matthew of Edessa ranks 3. Before him are Pope Celestine II and Al-Zamakhshari. After him is Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence.
1100 - 1111
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 42
1100 - 1191
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 43
1100 - 1119
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 44
1100 - 1100
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 45
1100 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 46
1100 - 1088
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 47
1100 - 1144
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 48
1100 - 1091
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 49
1100 - 1098
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 50
1100 - 1092
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 51
1100 - 1101
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 52
1100 - 1137
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 53
1100 - 1109
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 54
1100 - 1144
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 1
1075 - 1144
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 2
1100 - 1144
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 3
1114 - 1144
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 4
Among people born in Turkey, Matthew of Edessa ranks 667 out of 1,301. Before him are Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Mustafa Balel (1945), Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), Nausiphanes (-400), Anthemius (400), and Gainas (400). After him are Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Philostorgius (368), John Argyropoulos (1415), Zannanza (-1350), Lucia, Countess of Tripoli (1265), and Marcellinus Comes (450).
1889 - 1956
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 661
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 662
1713 - 1790
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 663
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 664
400 - 500
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 665
400 - 401
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 666
1100 - 1144
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 667
1480 - 1550
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 668
368 - 439
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 669
1415 - 1487
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 670
1350 BC - 1320 BC
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 671
1265 - 1299
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 672
450 - 534
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 673
Among historians born in Turkey, Matthew of Edessa ranks 16. Before him are Ephorus (-400), George Kedrenos (1100), Eunapius (349), Leo the Deacon (950), Doukas (1400), and John Kinnamos (1143). After him are Philostorgius (368), Agatharchides (-208), Michael Attaleiates (1021), Constantine Lascaris (1434), Halil İnalcık (1916), and Charles Barbier de Meynard (1826).
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 10
1100 - 1100
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 11
349 - 420
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 12
950 - 992
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 13
1400 - 1500
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 14
1143 - 1185
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 15
1100 - 1144
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 16
368 - 439
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 17
208 BC - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 18
1021 - 1080
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 19
1434 - 1501
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 20
1916 - 2016
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 21
1826 - 1908
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 22