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Nossis
Nossis
Nossis (Greek: Νοσσίς, fl. c. 300 BC) was a Hellenistic poet from Epizephyrian Locris in Magna Graecia. Probably well-educated and from a noble family, Nossis was influenced by and claimed to rival Sappho. Eleven or twelve of her epigrams, mostly religious dedications and epitaphs, survive in the Greek Anthology, making her one of the best-preserved ancient Greek women poets, though her work does not seem to have entered the Greek literary canon. In the twentieth century, the imagist poet H. D. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nossis has received more than 41,850 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Nossis is the 3,312th most popular writer (up from 3,822nd in 2019), the 2,885th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,011th in 2019) and the 196th most popular Italian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
52.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
6.91
Effective Languages (L*)
1.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Nossis ranks 3,312 out of 7,302. Before her are Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Salvador Espriu, Bernard-Marie Koltès, Peter Mayle, Anna Sewell, and Bernhard Grzimek. After her are Alexander Dukhnovych, Enrique Vila-Matas, Ibn Warraq, Igor Gouzenko, Ai Yazawa, and Maryana Marrash.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Tvardovsky
1910 - 1971
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3,306
Salvador Espriu
1913 - 1985
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,307
Bernard-Marie Koltès
1948 - 1989
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,308
Peter Mayle
1939 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,309
Anna Sewell
1820 - 1878
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3,310
Bernhard Grzimek
1909 - 1987
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3,311
Nossis
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3,312
Alexander Dukhnovych
1803 - 1865
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3,313
Enrique Vila-Matas
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3,314
Ibn Warraq
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3,315
Igor Gouzenko
1919 - 1982
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3,316
Ai Yazawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3,317
Maryana Marrash
1848 - 1919
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3,318
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Nossis ranks 2,885 out of 5,161. Before her are Ernest von Koerber (1850), Enzo Mari (1932), Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este (1726), Marcantonio Giustinian (1619), Gustav Thöni (1951), and Nino Cerruti (1930). After her are Francesca Bertini (1892), Lucrezia d'Este (1535), Andrea de Adamich (1941), Melus of Bari (1000), Publius Sulpicius Rufus (-124), and Valentino Fioravanti (1764).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsErnest von Koerber
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1919
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,879
Enzo Mari
DESIGNER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,880
Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1726 - 1754
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,881
Marcantonio Giustinian
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1688
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,882
Gustav Thöni
SKIER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 2,883
Nino Cerruti
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2022
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 2,884
Nossis
WRITER
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,885
Francesca Bertini
ACTOR
1892 - 1985
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,886
Lucrezia d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1535 - 1598
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,887
Andrea de Adamich
RACING DRIVER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,888
Melus of Bari
NOBLEMAN
1000 - 1020
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,889
Publius Sulpicius Rufus
POLITICIAN
124 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,890
Valentino Fioravanti
COMPOSER
1764 - 1837
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 2,891
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Nossis ranks 196. Before her are Roberto Calasso (1941), Antonio Beccadelli (1394), Giosafat Barbaro (1413), Ennio Flaiano (1910), Julius Obsequens (400), and Licinius Macer Calvus (-82). After her are Alessandro Baricco (1958), Francesco de Sanctis (1817), Corrado Alvaro (1895), Filippo Buonaccorsi (1437), Augusto Genina (1892), and Giovanni della Casa (1503).
Roberto Calasso
1941 - 2021
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 190
Antonio Beccadelli
1394 - 1471
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 191
Giosafat Barbaro
1413 - 1494
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 192
Ennio Flaiano
1910 - 1972
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 193
Julius Obsequens
400 - 301
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 194
Licinius Macer Calvus
82 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 195
Nossis
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 196
Alessandro Baricco
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 197
Francesco de Sanctis
1817 - 1883
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 198
Corrado Alvaro
1895 - 1956
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 199
Filippo Buonaccorsi
1437 - 1497
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 200
Augusto Genina
1892 - 1957
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 201
Giovanni della Casa
1503 - 1556
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 202