GEOGRAPHER

Strabo

64 BC - 23

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Strabo (; Greek: Στράβων Strábōn; 64 or 63 BC – c. 24 AD) was an ancient Greek geographer who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is best known for his work Geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Strabo has received more than 1,611,632 page views. His biography is available in 92 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2019). Strabo is the 2nd most popular geographer, the 18th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Geographer.

Strabo is most famous for his Geographica, a 17-volume work on the geography of the ancient world.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 83.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 92

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Strabo ranks 2 out of 86. Before him are Eratosthenes. After him are Alexander von Humboldt, Gerardus Mercator, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Piri Reis, Pausanias, Carl Ritter, Abraham Ortelius, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Martin Waldseemüller, and Wladimir Köppen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 64 BC, Strabo ranks 1. After him are Gaius Julius Hyginus, Nicolaus of Damascus, and Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Among people deceased in 23, Strabo ranks 1. After him are Wang Mang, Juba II, Drusus Julius Caesar, Liu Xin, and Empress Wang.

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Others Deceased in 23

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Strabo ranks 18 out of 1,347. Before him are Galen (129), Selim I (1470), Diogenes (-404), Murad III (1546), Anaximander (-610), and Saint Barbara (300). After him are Murad IV (1612), Mehmed III (1566), Murad I (1326), Murad II (1404), Basil of Caesarea (329), and Abdul Hamid II (1842).

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  • Photo of Galen

    Galen

    PHYSICIAN

    129 - 215

    HPI: 85.05

    Rank: 12

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    Selim I

    POLITICIAN

    1470 - 1520

    HPI: 85.05

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Diogenes

    Diogenes

    PHILOSOPHER

    404 BC - 322 BC

    HPI: 84.50

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Murad III

    Murad III

    POLITICIAN

    1546 - 1595

    HPI: 84.47

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Anaximander

    Anaximander

    PHILOSOPHER

    610 BC - 546 BC

    HPI: 84.21

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Saint Barbara

    Saint Barbara

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    300 - 306

    HPI: 83.84

    Rank: 17

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    Strabo

    GEOGRAPHER

    64 BC - 23

    HPI: 83.69

    Rank: 18

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    Murad IV

    POLITICIAN

    1612 - 1640

    HPI: 83.63

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Mehmed III

    Mehmed III

    POLITICIAN

    1566 - 1603

    HPI: 83.31

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Murad I

    Murad I

    POLITICIAN

    1326 - 1389

    HPI: 83.07

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Murad II

    Murad II

    POLITICIAN

    1404 - 1451

    HPI: 82.90

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Basil of Caesarea

    Basil of Caesarea

    PHYSICIAN

    329 - 379

    HPI: 82.68

    Rank: 23

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    Abdul Hamid II

    POLITICIAN

    1842 - 1918

    HPI: 82.51

    Rank: 24

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Türkiye

Among geographers born in Türkiye, Strabo ranks 1. After him are Piri Reis (1470), Pausanias (110), and Artemidorus Ephesius (-150).

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