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Pope Dionysius of Alexandria

190 - 264

Pope Dionysius of Alexandria

Dionysius the Great (Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος Ἀλεξανδρείας) was the 14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 28 December 248 until his death on 22 March 264. Most information known about him comes from his large surviving correspondence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Dionysius of Alexandria has received more than 107,529 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Pope Dionysius of Alexandria is the 812th most popular writer (down from 786th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 143rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Dionysius of Alexandria is most famous for his work in the field of mathematics. He is credited with being the first person to introduce the concept of negative numbers.

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71.48
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29
Languages Editions (L)
9.70
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Among writers, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 812 out of 5,794. Before him are David Irving, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Heinrich Kramer, Tao Yuanming, Frank Wedekind, and John Fowles. After him are Madame de La Fayette, Anne Rice, Milorad Pavić, Peter Weiss, Arrigo Boito, and Ann Radcliffe.

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Frank Wedekind
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Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 812
Madame de La Fayette
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HPI: 71.47
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Anne Rice
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.47
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Milorad Pavić
1929 - 2009
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Peter Weiss
1916 - 1982
HPI: 71.46
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Arrigo Boito
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Ann Radcliffe
1764 - 1823
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 190, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Gordian II. After him are Julius Paulus Prudentissimus and Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus. Among people deceased in 264, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Jiang Wei. After him are Sun Xiu and Zhong Hui.