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Sotion

250 BC - 170 BC

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Sotion of Alexandria (Greek: Σωτίων, gen.: Σωτίωνος; fl. c. 200 – 170 BC) was a Greek doxographer and biographer, and an important source for Diogenes Laërtius. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sotion has received more than 27,719 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sotion is the 3,885th most popular writer, the 434th most popular biography from Egypt and the 48th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sotion ranks 3,885 out of 5,755. Before him are Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Lajos Bíró, Max Lange, Nathanael West, Mario Rigoni Stern, and Osip Brik. After him are Olaf Bull, T. C. Boyle, Eric Frank Russell, Sylvia Nasar, Nathan Alterman, and Leonhard Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250 BC, Sotion ranks 25. Before him are Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, Gaius Popillius Laenas, Sames I, Arsames I, and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus. After him are Stratonice of Macedon, Manius Otacilius Crassus, Philaenis, and Ptolemaeus of Commagene. Among people deceased in 170 BC, Sotion ranks 2. Before him is Nicander.

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    Nicander

    250 BC - 170 BC

    HPI: 56.69

    Rank: 1

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    Sotion

    250 BC - 170 BC

    HPI: 48.98

    Rank: 2

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Sotion ranks 434 out of 582. Before him are Apion (-30), Yusuf Idris (1927), Abu Ayyub al-Masri (1968), Mahmoud El-Gohary (1938), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), and Peter III of Alexandria (500). After him are Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria (450), Stéphanos II Ghattas (1920), Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913), Andrée Chedid (1920), Penelope Delta (1874), and Moustafa Madbouly (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Sotion ranks 48. Before him are Farag Foda (1946), Alaa Al Aswany (1957), Malak Hifni Nasif (1886), Apion (-30), Yusuf Idris (1927), and Hafez Ibrahim (1872). After him are Andrée Chedid (1920), Penelope Delta (1874), Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Mahmud Taymur (1894), Aisha Taymur (1840), and Karim Rashid (1960).

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