WRITER

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 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Michael Choniates is the 2,107th most popular writer (up from 2,298th in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 713th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Il frammento di Niceta Choniate sui monumenti distrutti a Costantinopoli dall'esercito crociato l'anno MCCIII
Ancient Sculpture, Crusades, Art treasures in war
1838
Nicetae Choniatae orationes et epistulae
Correspondence
1972
Michaelis Choniatae Epistulae (Corpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae) (Greek and German Edition)
Correspondence
2001
Nicetae Choniatae Historia
Accessible book, Crusades, Description
1835
Historia degli imperatori Greci descritta da Niceta Acominato da Chone ... in XIX. libri ; li quali seguono, lascia il Zonara, dal M.CXVII. fino al M.CCIII. nel qual tempo si uede la declinatione del Imperio
Crusades, History, Accessible book
1562
Kaisertaten und Menschenschicksale im Spiegel der schönen Rede
History, Kings and rulers
1966

Page views of Michael Choniates by language

Over the past year Michael Choniates has had the most page views in the with 5,482 views, followed by Greek (2,905), and Russian (1,089). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (1,376.00%), Galician (101.01%), and Macedonian (74.48%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Choniates ranks 2,107 out of 7,302. Before him are Fred Uhlman, Marthe Bibesco, James Hilton, François Coppée, Terry Brooks, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. After him are Patrick O'Brian, D. R. Bendre, Ramón Sampedro, Gaston Paris, Sholem Asch, and James Herbert Brennan.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Michael Choniates ranks 569 out of 1,347. Before him are Demetrios Palaiologos (1407), Rüştü Reçber (1973), Damat Ferid Pasha (1853), Nihal Atsız (1905), Kâzım Karabekir (1882), and Constantine Manasses (1130). After him are Anna of Trebizond (1350), Fatma Sultan (1548), Theophano Martinakia (865), Severus of Antioch (456), Ariadne (null), and Modestus of Jerusalem (537).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Michael Choniates ranks 61. Before him are Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Xenophon of Ephesus (101), Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Menander Protector (550), Nihal Atsız (1905), and Constantine Manasses (1130). After him are Antimachus (-400), Theodore I (1290), Methodius of Olympus (260), Zabel Yesayan (1878), Phocylides (-560), and Cigerxwîn (1903).

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