WRITER

Nicander

250 BC - 170 BC

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Nicander of Colophon (Ancient Greek: Νίκανδρος ὁ Κολοφώνιος, romanized: Níkandros ho Kolophṓnios; fl. 2nd century BC) was a Greek poet, physician, and grammarian. He was born at Claros (Ahmetbeyli in modern Turkey), near Colophon, where his family held the hereditary priesthood of Apollo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicander has received more than 94,345 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicander is the 1,666th most popular writer (down from 1,646th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 560th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 94k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nicander ranks 1,666 out of 7,302. Before him are Egon Kisch, Joseph Needham, Nina Berberova, Walafrid Strabo, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and Gampopa. After him are Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Martin Opitz, Edward Lear, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Upton Sinclair, and Martin Walser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250 BC, Nicander ranks 11. Before him are Li Mu, Lian Po, Eumenes I, Touman, Chen Sheng, and Lykourgos. After him are Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Gala, Sotion, Archidamus V, Aulus Atilius Calatinus, and An Dương Vương. Among people deceased in 170 BC, Nicander ranks 1. After him are Sotion, and Hegesias of Magnesia.

Others Born in 250 BC

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  • Photo of Li Mu

    Li Mu

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    250 BC - 229 BC

    HPI: 67.38

    Rank: 5

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    Lian Po

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    250 BC - Present

    HPI: 66.29

    Rank: 6

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    Eumenes I

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 241 BC

    HPI: 66.10

    Rank: 7

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    Touman

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - Present

    HPI: 65.02

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Chen Sheng

    Chen Sheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    250 BC - 208 BC

    HPI: 64.32

    Rank: 9

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    Lykourgos

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 210 BC

    HPI: 63.56

    Rank: 10

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    Nicander

    WRITER

    250 BC - 170 BC

    HPI: 63.47

    Rank: 11

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    Ariobarzanes of Pontus

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 250 BC

    HPI: 61.67

    Rank: 12

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    Gala

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 207 BC

    HPI: 61.34

    Rank: 13

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    Sotion

    WRITER

    250 BC - 170 BC

    HPI: 61.03

    Rank: 14

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    Archidamus V

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 220 BC

    HPI: 60.87

    Rank: 15

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    Aulus Atilius Calatinus

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 216 BC

    HPI: 60.58

    Rank: 16

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    An Dương Vương

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 207 BC

    HPI: 59.99

    Rank: 17

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Others Deceased in 170 BC

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Nicander ranks 481 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodore Metochites (1270), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), Yousuf Karsh (1908), Scylax of Caryanda (-600), Maathorneferure (-1250), and Aquila of Sinope (100). After him are Apollonius Molon (-200), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Kemal Sunal (1944), Cornelia Salonina (300), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), and Agatharchides (-208).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Nicander ranks 47. Before him are Namık Kemal (1840), Yaşar Kemal (1923), Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Adamantios Korais (1748), and Oribasius (325). After him are Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Petros Markaris (1937), Quadratus of Athens (100), Hipponax (-600), and Mustafa Balel (1945).

Turkish born Writers

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