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Priscian

500 - 600

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Priscianus Caesariensis (fl. AD 500), commonly known as Priscian ( or ), was a Latin grammarian and the author of the Institutes of Grammar, which was the standard textbook for the study of Latin during the Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Priscian has received more than 169,657 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Priscian is the 459th most popular philosopher (up from 490th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Algeria (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Algerian Philosopher.

Priscian was an early medieval scholar who is most famous for his work on Latin grammar, the "Institutiones grammaticae".

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Priscian ranks 459 out of 1,267. Before him are Lucilio Vanini, Paul Natorp, Nelson Goodman, Michel Serres, Philodemus, and Martha Nussbaum. After him are Victor Cousin, Vittorino da Feltre, Michel de Certeau, Zhiyi, Ivan Ilyin, and Daniel Dennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Priscian ranks 14. Before him are Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, Gundobad, and Balash. After him are Antipope Laurentius, Muqan Qaghan, Ernak, Hormizd III, Theudigisel, and Gildas. Among people deceased in 600, Priscian ranks 6. Before him are Jordanes, Abraha, Qasim ibn Muhammad, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and Stephanus of Byzantium. After him are Leander of Seville, Sophia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Bharavi, Hrólfr Kraki, and David the Invincible.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Priscian ranks 41 out of 213. Before him are Enrico Macias (1938), Robert Merle (1908), Hélène Cixous (1937), Jean-Claude Brialy (1933), Khaled (1960), and Micipsa (-200). After him are Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (1856), Mohamed Boudiaf (1919), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), Liamine Zéroual (1941), Abdelkader Bensalah (1941), and Émile Boirac (1851).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Algeria

Among philosophers born in Algeria, Priscian ranks 6. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), Jacques Derrida (1930), Louis Althusser (1918), Martianus Capella (360), and Jacques Rancière (1940). After him are Émile Boirac (1851), Marcus Cornelius Fronto (100), and Catherine Malabou (1959).

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