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Sidonius Apollinaris

430 - 489

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Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November, c. 430 – 481/490 AD), was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Born into the Gallo-Roman aristocracy, he was son-in-law to Emperor Avitus and was appointed Urban prefect of Rome by Emperor Anthemius in 468. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidonius Apollinaris has received more than 259,347 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Sidonius Apollinaris is the 736th most popular writer (up from 747th in 2019), the 890th most popular biography from France (down from 877th in 2019) and the 121st most popular French Writer.

Sidonius Apollinaris was a bishop of Clermont, who was exiled to the court of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. He is most famous for his poems, which are a mix of panegyric and satire.

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Among writers, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 736 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Adamov, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Amin Maalouf, Beatrix Potter, Cao Xueqin, and Walter Raleigh. After him are Otto of Freising, Georg Büchner, Pierre Boulle, Yanka Kupala, John Dos Passos, and Berossus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 5. Before him are Anastasius I Dicorus, Julius Nepos, Glycerius, and Syagrius. After him are Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Emperor Xiaowu of Song, and Theodemir. Among people deceased in 489, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 1. After him is Acacius of Constantinople.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 890 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Vuitton (1821), Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847), Georges Dumézil (1898), Renée of France (1510), Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803), and Lucile Randon (1904). After him are Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656), Pierre Boulle (1912), Jules Ferry (1832), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), and Claudine Auger (1941).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 121. Before him are Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), Alain-René Lesage (1668), Alfred de Vigny (1797), Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), and Edmond Rostand (1868). After him are Pierre Boulle (1912), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), Jean Anouilh (1910), Antoine Galland (1646), and Theodore Beza (1519).

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