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Matthew of Edessa

1100 - 1144

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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 56,601 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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  • 57k

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  • 54.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In Turkey

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).

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Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

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).

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