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Philostorgius

368 - 439

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Philostorgius (Greek: Φιλοστόργιος; 368 – c. 439 AD) was an Anomoean Church historian of the 4th and 5th centuries. Very little information about his life is available. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philostorgius has received more than 69,499 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Philostorgius is the 146th most popular historian (down from 129th in 2019), the 669th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 604th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Turkish Historian.

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  • 54.92

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Philostorgius ranks 146 out of 339Before him are Charles Diehl, Howard Zinn, Vladimir Minorsky, Otto von Gierke, Adémar de Chabannes, and Matthew of Edessa. After him are Ibn Hibban, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Marin Barleti, Gottfried Achenwall, Ibn Wahshiyya, and Martino Martini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 368, Philostorgius ranks 3Before him are Rugila and Mundzuk.  Among people deceased in 439, Philostorgius ranks 3Before him are Melania the Younger and Isaac of Armenia.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Philostorgius ranks 669 out of 1,301Before him are Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), Nausiphanes (-400), Anthemius (400), Gainas (400), Matthew of Edessa (1100), and Pir Sultan Abdal (1480). After him are John Argyropoulos (1415), Zannanza (-1350), Lucia, Countess of Tripoli (1265), Marcellinus Comes (450), Dorotheus of Gaza (510), and Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600).

Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, Philostorgius ranks 17Before him are George Kedrenos (1100), Eunapius (349), Leo the Deacon (950), Doukas (1400), John Kinnamos (1143), and Matthew of Edessa (1100). After him are Agatharchides (-208), Michael Attaleiates (1021), Constantine Lascaris (1434), Halil İnalcık (1916), Charles Barbier de Meynard (1826), and Taner Akçam (1953).