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Pherecrates

450 BC - 450 BC

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Pherecrates (Greek: Φερεκράτης) was a Greek poet of Athenian Old Comedy, and a rough contemporary of Cratinus, Crates and Aristophanes. He was victorious at least once at the City Dionysia, first probably in the mid-440s (IG II2 2325. 56; the fourth entry after Teleclides and three poets whose names have been lost, and just before Hermippus), and twice at the Lenaia, first probably in the mid- to late 430s (IG II2 2325. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pherecrates has received more than 18,014 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pherecrates is the 4,009th most popular writer (down from 3,378th in 2019), the 640th most popular biography from Greece (down from 573rd in 2019) and the 77th most popular Greek Writer.

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  • 18k

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  • 48.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pherecrates ranks 4,009 out of 5,755. Before him are Detlev von Liliencron, Gerardo Diego, Arno Holz, Yervant Odian, Eduard von Keyserling, and Maryana Marrash. After him are Josefina Pla, Juan José Saer, David Mamet, Russell Kirk, Arkady Averchenko, and Francisco Umbral.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Pherecrates ranks 26. Before him are Antiochus of Syracuse, Thrasyllus, Seuthes I, Amadocus I, Archelaus II of Macedon, and Eurymedon.  Among people deceased in 450 BC, Pherecrates ranks 6. Before him are Cimon, Alcmaeon of Croton, Diagoras of Melos, Antiochus of Syracuse, and Archelaus II of Macedon.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pherecrates ranks 640 out of 936. Before him are Konstantinos Kollias (1901), Christodoulos of Athens (1939), Yiannis Kouros (1956), Nicaea of Macedon (-400), Antonios Kriezis (1796), and Emmanouil Tsouderos (1882). After him are Fofi Gennimata (1964), Joseph Sifakis (1946), Nikiforos Lytras (1832), Eurypon (null), Gina Bachauer (1913), and Spyridon Trikoupis (1788).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Pherecrates ranks 77. Before him are Philoxenus of Cythera (-435), Lesches (-700), Vitsentzos Kornaros (1553), Onomacritus (-530), Vassilis Alexakis (1943), and Matilde Serao (1856). After him are Kostas Karyotakis (1896), Philaenis (-250), Ioannis Chrysafis (1873), Kiki Dimoula (1931), Stratis Myrivilis (1890), and Alki Zei (1925).

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