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Michael Choniates

1140 - 1222

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Saint Michael Choniates (or Acominatus; Greek: Μιχαὴλ Χωνιάτης or Ἀκομινάτος; c. 1140 – 1220) was a Byzantine Greek writer and cleric, born at Chonae (the ancient Colossae). At an early age he studied at Constantinople and was the pupil of Eustathius of Thessalonica. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Choniates has received more than 42,419 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Michael Choniates is the 2,305th most popular writer (up from 2,428th in 2019), the 715th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 698th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 23

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Choniates ranks 2,305 out of 5,755Before him are André Pieyre de Mandiargues, François Hotman, Wolfgang Iser, Jean Bruller, Frigyes Karinthy, and Rudolf Rocker. After him are Eduard Uspensky, Neil Postman, Orderic Vitalis, Ueda Akinari, Simon Dach, and Mahsati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1140, Michael Choniates ranks 12Before him are Bertran de Born, Sophia of Minsk, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, Peire Vidal, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile. After him are Xin Qiji, Walter Map, and Theodore Balsamon. Among people deceased in 1222, Michael Choniates ranks 6Before him are Constance of Aragon, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Alexios I of Trebizond, John I of Sweden, and William I, Count of Holland. After him is Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Michael Choniates ranks 715 out of 1,301Before him are Laodice I (-300), Zabel Yesayan (1878), Eutychius of Constantinople (512), Hülya Avşar (1963), Dares Phrygius (450), and Rauf Orbay (1881). After him are Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120), Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), Modestus of Jerusalem (537), Crantor (-400), and Constantine Manasses (1130).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Michael Choniates ranks 74Before him are Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906), Cleitarchus (-400), Phlegon of Tralles (200), Theodore Prodromos (1115), Zabel Yesayan (1878), and Dares Phrygius (450). After him are Constantine Manasses (1130), Antimachus (-400), Parthenius of Nicaea (-1), Paul the Silentiary (520), George of Pisidia (580), and Timotheus of Miletus (-450).