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Sidonius Apollinaris

430 - 489

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Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November of an unknown year, 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 237,960 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Sidonius Apollinaris is the 748th most popular writer (up from 845th in 2019), the 879th most popular biography from France (up from 934th in 2019) and the 116th 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

Among writers, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 748 out of 5,755Before him are Joseph Murphy, Su Shi, Zosimus, Olga Tokarczuk, Solomon Northup, and Karl Harrer. After him are Adunis, Sinclair Lewis, Agathias, Edmond de Goncourt, Douglas Adams, and Miep Gies.

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Contemporaries

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

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In France

Among people born in France, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 879 out of 6,011Before him are Léon Gambetta (1838), Liliane Bettencourt (1922), John I of Aragon (1350), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), Joseph Babinski (1857), and Henri Lefebvre (1901). After him are Philippe de Vitry (1291), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Roger Guillemin (1924), and Louis Vuitton (1821).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 116Before him are Pierre Boulle (1912), Alain-René Lesage (1668), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Jean Froissart (1337), and Chevalier d'Éon (1728). After him are Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Marie de France (1101), George Steiner (1929), Maurice Druon (1918), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), and Philippe Ariès (1914).