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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 91,409 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 91k

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  • 57.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Theriaca et Alexipharmaca
Theriaka. Alexipharmaka. Scolia eis t'auta
The Second Book Of The Travels Of Nicander Nucius Of Corcyra
Description and travel
Alexipharmaca
Early works to 1800, Poisons
Nikandrou Theriaka Kai Alexipharmaka Nicandri Theriaca et Alexipharmaca. Ioannes Gorrhaeus Latinis Versibus Reddidit Italicis Vero Qui Nunc Primum in Lucem Prodeunt Ant. Mar. Salvinius. Accedunt Variantes Codicum Lectiones, Selectae Adnotationes, Et...
The poems and poeticalfragments
Poisons, Greek language materials
Theriaca et Alexipharmaca
Theriaca et Alexipharmaca
The Second Book Of The Travels Of Nicander Nucius Of Corcyra
Description and travel
The poems and poeticalfragments
Poisons, Greek language materials
Nikandrou Theriaka Kai Alexipharmaka Nicandri Theriaca et Alexipharmaca. Ioannes Gorrhaeus Latinis Versibus Reddidit Italicis Vero Qui Nunc Primum in Lucem Prodeunt Ant. Mar. Salvinius. Accedunt Variantes Codicum Lectiones, Selectae Adnotationes, Et...
Alexipharmaca
Early works to 1800, Poisons

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nicander ranks 1,666 out of 7,302Before 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 11Before 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 1After him are Sotion, and Hegesias of Magnesia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Nicander ranks 481 out of 1,347Before 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).

Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Nicander ranks 47Before 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).