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Nicolaus of Damascus

1st-century BC historian and philosopher

64 BC - 4

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His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Nicolaus of Damascus is the 80th most popular historian (down from 79th in 2024), the 61st most popular biography from Syria (down from 49th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Syrian Historian.

Nicolaus of Damascus is most famous for being a physician and philosopher who was a contemporary of Galen. He is best known for his work in the field of ophthalmology.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Nicolaus of Damascus ranks 80 out of 561. Before him are Johann Jakob Bachofen, Henri Pirenne, Al-Dhahabi, Eutropius, Gaston Maspero, and Kenneth Clark. After him are Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., George Ostrogorsky, Carlo Ginzburg, Julius Wellhausen, Timaeus, and Donna Haraway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 64 BC, Nicolaus of Damascus ranks 3. Before him are Strabo, and Gaius Julius Hyginus. After him is Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Among people deceased in 4, Nicolaus of Damascus ranks 5. Before him are Saint Anne, Gaius Caesar, Hyeokgeose of Silla, and Gaius Asinius Pollio. After him is Phraates V.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Nicolaus of Damascus ranks 61 out of NaN. Before him are Damascius (480), Maron (301), Moustapha Akkad (1930), Al-Qa'im (893), Thierry, Count of Flanders (1100), and Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912). After him are Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), Tutush I (1066), Andrew of Crete (660), Salah Jadid (1926), Shukri al-Quwatli (1891), and Apollinaris of Laodicea (310).

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Among Historians In Syria

Among historians born in Syria, Nicolaus of Damascus ranks 3. Before him are Ibn Kathir (1301), and Al-Dhahabi (1274). After him are Evagrius Scholasticus (536), Malchus (450), and Abu Shama (1203).

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