WRITER

Maximus the Greek

1475 - 1556

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Maximus the Greek, also known as Maximos the Greek or Maksim Grek (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Γραικός; Russian: Максим Грек; c. 1475 – c. 1556), was a Greek monk, publicist, writer, scholar, and translator active in Russia. He is also called Maximos the Hagiorite (Μάξιμος ὁ Ἁγιορίτης), as well as Maximus the Philosopher. His signature was Maximus Grecus Lakedaimon (lit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximus the Greek has received more than 97,415 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Maximus the Greek is the 1,701st most popular writer (down from 1,578th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from North Macedonia and the 2nd most popular Macedonian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 97k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Prepodobnyĭ Maksim Grek
Christian life, Orthodox Eastern Church, Theology
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maximus the Greek ranks 1,701 out of 7,302. Before him are Oswald von Wolkenstein, Alexander Belyaev, Ole Nydahl, John of Kronstadt, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, and Aleksa Šantić. After him are Jean Bodel, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Shen Yue, Táhirih, Sheridan Le Fanu, and Boris Akunin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1475, Maximus the Greek ranks 12. Before him are Diego de Almagro, Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Beatrice d'Este, Afonso, Prince of Portugal, and Luis Ramírez de Lucena. After him are Pierre Gringore, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, Khvandamir, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Marcantonio Trivisan, and Jörg Breu the Elder. Among people deceased in 1556, Maximus the Greek ranks 9. Before him are Humayun, Pietro Aretino, Lorenzo Lotto, Thomas Cranmer, Martin Agricola, and Frederick II, Elector Palatine. After him are Saitō Dōsan, Tullia d'Aragona, Richard Chancellor, Luigi Alamanni, Francesco Venier, and Luca Ghini.

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In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Maximus the Greek ranks 16 out of 156. Before him are Ljubiša Samardžić (1936), Stobaeus (401), Dragoslav Šekularac (1937), Stevo Pendarovski (1963), Lazar Koliševski (1914), and Konstantin Tih (1240). After him are Miljan Miljanić (1930), Fethi Okyar (1880), Boris Trajkovski (1956), Kaliopi (1966), Gjorge Ivanov (1960), and Darko Pančev (1965).

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Among WRITERS In North Macedonia

Among writers born in North Macedonia, Maximus the Greek ranks 2. Before him are Stobaeus (401). After him are Georgi Pulevski (1817), Kočo Racin (1908), Grigor Parlichev (1830), Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (1884), Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910), Sevasti Qiriazi (1871), and Lidija Dimkovska (1971).

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