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Orban

1404 - 1453

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Orban, also known as Urban (Hungarian: Orbán; died 1453), was an iron founder and engineer from Brassó, Transylvania, in the Kingdom of Hungary (today Brașov, Romania), who cast large-calibre artillery for the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453.Orban was Hungarian, according to most modern authors, while some scholars also mention his potential German ancestry. Alternative theories suggest he had Wallachian roots. Laonikos Chalkokondyles used the term Dacian to describe him.He had offered his services to the Byzantines in 1452, a year before the Ottomans attacked the city, but the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI could not afford Orban's high salary nor did the Byzantines possess the materials necessary for constructing such a large siege cannon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Orban has received more than 661,527 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Orban is the 192nd most popular inventor (down from 162nd in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Romania (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Inventor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Orbans by language

Over the past year Orban has had the most page views in the with 79,868 views, followed by Turkish (17,664), and Italian (7,972). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (7,916.67%), Malagasy (120.22%), and Turkish (65.50%)

Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Orban ranks 192 out of 426. Before him are Sandford Fleming, Traian Vuia, Johann Christoph Denner, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Ottaviano Petrucci, and Jethro Tull. After him are Christopher Latham Sholes, Charles Xavier Thomas, David Edward Hughes, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Oskar Barnack, and Eunice Newton Foote.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1404, Orban ranks 7. Before him are Murad II, Constantine XI Palaiologos, Leon Battista Alberti, Marie of Anjou, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, and John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. After him are Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots, and Anne of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1453, Orban ranks 9. Before him are Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, John Dunstaple, Loukas Notaras, Sophia of Lithuania, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. After him are Sidi Boushaki, Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq, Dmitry Shemyaka, and Giorgio de' Buondelmonti.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Orban ranks 152 out of 844. Before him are János Arany (1817), Traian Vuia (1872), Stefan Hell (1962), Emerich Jenei (1937), Mihail Kogălniceanu (1817), and Octavian Goga (1881). After him are Vladislav I of Wallachia (1325), Ion I. C. Brătianu (1864), Constantin Prezan (1861), Gheorghe Tătărescu (1886), Ignaz von Born (1742), and Constantin Sănătescu (1885).

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Among INVENTORS In Romania

Among inventors born in Romania, Orban ranks 3. Before him are Henri Coandă (1886), and Traian Vuia (1872). After him are Petrache Poenaru (1799).

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