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Mimnermus

670 BC - 600 BC

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Mimnermus (Greek: Μίμνερμος Mímnermos) was a Greek elegiac poet from either Colophon or Smyrna in Ionia, who flourished about 632–629 BC (i.e. in the 37th Olympiad, according to Suda). He was strongly influenced by Homer, yet he wrote short poems suitable for performance at drinking parties and was remembered by ancient authorities chiefly as a love poet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mimnermus has received more than 130,826 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Mimnermus is the 997th most popular writer (up from 1,089th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 407th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Poesia (La Tempestad, cuadernos de poesia)
1983
Poesía
1983
Greek elegiac poetry
Literary Criticism
"This volume aims at providing a text and translation of the elegiac poets contained in the second edition of M.L. West's two volumes, 'Iambi et elegi Graeci' (Oxford 1989 and 1992). For various reasons, however, a number of poets have been omitted."--p. vii.
1999

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mimnermus ranks 997 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Waris Dirie, Corinna, John Fowles, Samuel Richardson, and William Styron. After him are Henry Fielding, Jean Webster, Nicolas Chamfort, Edith Wharton, Bertran de Born, and Mori Ōgai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 670 BC, Mimnermus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 600 BC, Mimnermus ranks 14. Before him are Theano, Anacharsis, Epimenides, Phalaris, Ibycus, and Sushruta. After him are Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Tanaquil, Harpagus, Zaleucus, Arsames, and Philip I of Macedon.

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    Mimnermus

    WRITER

    670 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 61.74

    Rank: 1

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Others Deceased in 600 BC

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    Theano

    PHILOSOPHER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 66.42

    Rank: 8

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    Anacharsis

    PHILOSOPHER

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.83

    Rank: 9

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    Epimenides

    PHILOSOPHER

    690 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.51

    Rank: 10

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    Phalaris

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.66

    Rank: 11

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    Ibycus

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 63.42

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Sushruta

    Sushruta

    PHYSICIAN

    620 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 62.57

    Rank: 13

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    Mimnermus

    WRITER

    670 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 61.74

    Rank: 14

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    Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    POLITICIAN

    701 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 59.90

    Rank: 15

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    Tanaquil

    COMPANION

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 59.76

    Rank: 16

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    Harpagus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 59.62

    Rank: 17

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    Zaleucus

    PHILOSOPHER

    663 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 58.46

    Rank: 18

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    Arsames

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 57.86

    Rank: 19

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    Philip I of Macedon

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 57.57

    Rank: 20

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mimnermus ranks 321 out of 1,347. Before him are Maria Laskarina (1206), Bar Hebraeus (1226), Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha (null), Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), and Simplicius of Cilicia (490). After him are Şehzade Bayezid (1612), Vardan Mamikonian (388), Athanasius the Athonite (920), Eubulides (-500), Hüma Hatun (1400), and Lucian of Antioch (240).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Mimnermus ranks 21. Before him are Dio Chrysostom (40), Ahmad Khani (1650), Ibn Hawqal (943), Aziz Nesin (1915), Theodoret (393), and Bar Hebraeus (1226). After him are John Malalas (491), Zenodotus (-330), Alcman (-611), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), Publilius Syrus (-100), and Symeon the New Theologian (949).

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