WRITER

Sophron

500 BC - 460 BC

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Sophron of Syracuse (Greek: Σώφρων ὁ Συρακούσιος, fl. 430 BC), Magna Graecia, was a writer of mimes (μῖμος, a kind of prose drama).Sophron was the author of prose dialogues in the Doric dialect, containing both male and female characters, some serious, others humorous in style, and depicting scenes from the daily life of the Sicilian Greeks. Although in prose, they were regarded as poems; in any case they were not intended for stage representation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophron has received more than 37,632 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sophron is the 2,017th most popular writer (up from 2,607th in 2019), the 2,032nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,373rd in 2019) and the 139th most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Sophron's mimes
Criticism and interpretation, History, Mimes
2004
Der Adept der Zauberkunst
Scientific recreations, Magic tricks
1902

Page views of Sophrons by language

Over the past year Sophron has had the most page views in the with 5,081 views, followed by Spanish (2,486), and Italian (1,493). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (182.83%), Hungarian (68.42%), and Catalan (36.77%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sophron ranks 2,017 out of 7,302. Before him are Yuan Zhen, Rudolf Rocker, Telesilla, Julien Gracq, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, and Matthieu Ricard. After him are Richard Brautigan, Tanya Savicheva, Mariano José de Larra, Bella Akhmadulina, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, and Julian Tuwim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Sophron ranks 48. Before him are Diagoras of Rhodes, Cephisodotus the Elder, Perictione, Cebes, Chabrias, and Telesilla. After him are Agatharchus, Antalcidas, Calamis, Callimachus, Agoracritus, and Metrodorus of Chios. Among people deceased in 460 BC, Sophron ranks 11. Before him are Parrhasius, Hippo, Paeonius, Pharnabazus II, Diagoras of Rhodes, and Telesilla. After him are Agatharchus, Calamis, Callimachus, Apollodorus, Gylippus, and Achaemenes.

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Others Deceased in 460 BC

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  • Photo of Parrhasius

    Parrhasius

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 59.08

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Hippo

    Hippo

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 59.03

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Paeonius

    Paeonius

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 58.18

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Pharnabazus II

    Pharnabazus II

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 57.71

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Diagoras of Rhodes

    Diagoras of Rhodes

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 57.39

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Telesilla

    Telesilla

    WRITER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 56.14

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Sophron

    Sophron

    WRITER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 56.13

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Agatharchus

    Agatharchus

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 56.11

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Calamis

    Calamis

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 55.77

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Callimachus

    Callimachus

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 55.55

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Apollodorus

    Apollodorus

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 54.47

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Gylippus

    Gylippus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 54.23

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Achaemenes

    Achaemenes

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 53.64

    Rank: 17

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sophron ranks 2,032 out of 5,161. Before him are Pantaenus (200), Servius Sulpicius Galba (-190), Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1629), Antipope Paschal III (1110), Sante Geronimo Caserio (1873), and Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (100). After him are Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267), Properzia de' Rossi (1490), Kaspar Capparoni (1964), Angelo Amato (1938), Carmine Crocco (1830), and Franco Citti (1935).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Sophron ranks 139. Before him are Cesare Zavattini (1902), Paulinus II of Aquileia (740), Moschus (-200), Eugenio Barba (1936), Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478), and Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (100). After him are Aloysius Bertrand (1807), Nigidius Figulus (-98), Jacopone da Todi (1236), Lucilius Junior (6), Julius Firmicus Maternus (400), and Hermas (150).

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