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Oribasius

325 - 403

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Oribasius or Oreibasius (Greek: Ὀρειβάσιος; c. 320 – 403) was a Greek medical writer and the personal physician of the Roman emperor Julian. He studied at Alexandria under physician Zeno of Cyprus before joining Julian's retinue. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oribasius has received more than 72,519 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Oribasius is the 1,628th most popular writer (down from 1,355th in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 479th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 73k

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  • 63.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Oribasius ranks 1,628 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean de Meun, Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Adamantios Korais, Sebastian Haffner, Gore Vidal, and Anonymus. After him are Posidippus, Jurji Zaydan, Ludwig Börne, Fernando del Paso, Ivan Klíma, and Péter Nádas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 325, Oribasius ranks 5. Before him are Constantina, Constantius Gallus, Procopius, and Saint Marcella. After him is Ezana of Axum. Among people deceased in 403, Oribasius ranks 2. Before him is Epiphanius of Salamis.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Oribasius ranks 473 out of 1,347. Before him are Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), Eutychius of Constantinople (512), Manuel I of Trebizond (1218), Édouard Balladur (1929), Crates of Mallus (-200), and Adamantios Korais (1748). After him are Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Theodore Metochites (1270), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), Yousuf Karsh (1908), Scylax of Caryanda (-600), and Maathorneferure (-1250).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Oribasius ranks 46. Before him are Alexander Polyhistor (-100), Namık Kemal (1840), Yaşar Kemal (1923), Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), and Adamantios Korais (1748). After him are Nicander (-250), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Petros Markaris (1937), Quadratus of Athens (100), and Hipponax (-600).

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