1018 - 1078
Michael Psellos or Psellus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Ψελλός, romanized: Michaḗl Psellós, Byzantine Greek: [mixaˈil pseˈlːos]) was a Byzantine Greek monk, savant, writer, philosopher, imperial courtier, historian and music theorist. He was born in 1017 or 1018, and is believed to have died in 1078, although it has also been maintained that he remained alive until 1096. He served as a high ranking courtier and advisor to several Byzantine emperors and was instrumental in the re-positioning of power of those emperors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Psellos has received more than 196,265 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Michael Psellos is the 231st most popular philosopher (up from 234th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 217th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Michael Psellos was a Byzantine historian and philosopher. He is most famous for his Chronographia, a history of the Byzantine Empire.
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Among philosophers, Michael Psellos ranks 231 out of 1,081. Before him are Bayazid Bastami, Imre Lakatos, Cratylus, Gaston Bachelard, Pelagius, and Benjamin Constant. After him are Al-Jahiz, Josef Breuer, Iamblichus, Shen Kuo, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, and Epimenides.
804 - 874
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 225
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 226
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 227
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 228
360 - 420
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 229
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 230
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 231
775 - 868
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 232
1842 - 1925
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 233
245 - 330
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 234
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 235
1512 - 1609
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 236
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 237
Among people born in 1018, Michael Psellos ranks 3. Before him are Nizam al-Mulk and Harthacnut. After him are Pope Victor II, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, and Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1078, Michael Psellos ranks 1. After him are Iziaslav I of Kiev, Peter I, Count of Savoy, Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia, Roussel de Bailleul, Richard I of Capua, and Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castile.
1018 - 1092
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 1
1018 - 1042
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 2
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
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1018 - 1057
HPI: 65.62
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1018 - 1072
HPI: 56.41
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1018 - 1046
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 6
1018 - 1076
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 7
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
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1024 - 1078
HPI: 63.33
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1048 - 1078
HPI: 55.64
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1000 - 1078
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1100 - 1078
HPI: 53.87
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1024 - 1078
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 6
1059 - 1078
HPI: 49.23
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Among people born in Turkey, Michael Psellos ranks 220 out of 1,301. Before him are Anchises (null), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Gyges of Lydia (-790), Ayşe Sultan (1541), Theophanu (960), and Herophilos (-335). After him are Celâl Bayar (1883), Pharamond (370), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Uzun Hasan (1423), Cemal Gürsel (1895), and Glycerius (430).
HPI: 66.84
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870 - 948
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790 BC - 700 BC
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1541 - Present
HPI: 66.82
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960 - 990
HPI: 66.65
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335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.64
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1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
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1883 - 1986
HPI: 66.57
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370 - 427
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439 - 532
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1423 - 1478
HPI: 66.51
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1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.41
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430 - 480
HPI: 66.37
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Among philosophers born in Turkey, Michael Psellos ranks 16. Before him are Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Chrysippus (-281), Posidonius (-135), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Proclus (412), and Bias of Priene (-600). After him are Arcesilaus (-315), Xenocrates (-396), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Priscus (410), Cleanthes (-330), and Thrasymachus (-459).
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
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281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 11
135 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 69.49
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15 - 100
HPI: 68.07
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412 - 485
HPI: 67.48
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600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.32
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1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
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315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 17
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 18
200 - 215
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 19
410 - 471
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 20
330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 63.94
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459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
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