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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 125,496 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Dionysius of Alexandria is the 825th most popular writer (down from 812th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 136th in 2019) and the 11th 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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130k
Page Views (PV)
62.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
10.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 825 out of 5,755. Before him are Philip Pullman, Stesichorus, Zhang Sanfeng, V. S. Naipaul, Aelius Donatus, and Bernard-Henri Lévy. After him are Bhāsa, Viktor Shklovsky, Laura de Noves, Frank Wedekind, Ban Gu, and Ibn al-Jawzi.

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Philip Pullman
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 819
Stesichorus
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 820
Zhang Sanfeng
1200 - 1301
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 821
V. S. Naipaul
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 822
Aelius Donatus
320 - 380
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 823
Bernard-Henri Lévy
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 824
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 825
Bhāsa
200 - 300
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 826
Viktor Shklovsky
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 827
Laura de Noves
1310 - 1348
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 828
Frank Wedekind
1864 - 1918
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 829
Ban Gu
32 - 92
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 830
Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 831

Contemporaries

Among people born in 190, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Gordian II. After him are Julius Paulus Prudentissimus, Cao Zhang, 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.