RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Michael the Syrian

1126 - 1199

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Michael the Syrian (Arabic: ميخائيل السرياني, romanized: Mīkhaʾēl el Sūryani:),(Classical Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Sūryoyo), died AD 1199, also known as Michael the Great (Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Rabo) or Michael Syrus or Michael the Elder, to distinguish him from his nephew, was a patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1166 to 1199. He is best known today as the author of the largest medieval Chronicle, which he wrote in the Syriac language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael the Syrian has received more than 136,387 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Michael the Syrian is the 1,539th most popular religious figure (down from 1,531st in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 734th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Michael the Syrian ranks 1,539 out of 3,187. Before him are Stephen Langton, Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, Arp Schnitger, Kimpa Vita, Jean Daniélou, and Federico Borromeo. After him are Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Guillaume Dubois, Marcellin Champagnat, Julian Cesarini, Anna Schäffer, and Alfred Loisy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1126, Michael the Syrian ranks 6. Before him are Averroes, William I of Sicily, Khaqani, Mieszko III the Old, and Peter I of Courtenay. After him are Sibylla of Burgundy, Anvari, and John Doukas. Among people deceased in 1199, Michael the Syrian ranks 8. Before him are Minamoto no Yoritomo, Stefan Nemanja, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Khaqani, and Geng Ding. After him are Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli, and Benedicta Hvide.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Michael the Syrian ranks 599 out of 1,347. Before him are Magali Noël (1931), Justinian (525), Eunomius of Cyzicus (335), George Sphrantzes (1401), Alexios IV of Trebizond (1382), and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901). After him are Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), Ada of Caria (-400), İdil Biret (1941), Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (130), and Maria of Amnia (770).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Michael the Syrian ranks 94. Before him are Severus of Antioch (456), Modestus of Jerusalem (537), Kadi Burhan al-Din (1345), Thaddeus of Edessa (100), Eunomius of Cyzicus (335), and George Sphrantzes (1401). After him are Alexander of Jerusalem (200), Tychicus (null), Saint Domnius (300), Aulus Licinius Archias (-121), Peter of Sebaste (345), and Stephen I of Constantinople (867).

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