WRITER

Theodore the Studite

759 - 826

Theodore the Studite

Theodore the Studite (Medieval Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Στουδίτης; 759–826), also known as Theodorus Studita and Saint Theodore of Stoudios/Studium, was a Byzantine Greek monk and abbot of the Stoudios Monastery in Constantinople. He played a major role in the revivals both of Byzantine monasticism and of classical literary genres in Byzantium. He is known as a zealous opponent of iconoclasm, one of several conflicts that set him at odds with both emperor and patriarch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore the Studite has received more than 152,137 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Theodore the Studite is the 668th most popular writer (down from 645th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 263rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Writer.

Theodore the Studite is most famous for his contributions to the monastic life. He was one of the most influential monks in the Byzantine Empire. He helped to establish the Studium of Constantinople, which is now known as the University of Constantinople. He also helped to establish the Studium of Rome, which is now known as the University of Rome. Theodore was a powerful advocate for the monastic life.

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150k
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69.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
10.79
Effective Languages (L*)
1.98
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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Theodore the Studite ranks 668 out of 7,302. Before him are Aratus, Giambattista Basile, Ivan Goncharov, Irwin Shaw, Eduardo Galeano, and Sugawara no Michizane. After him are Matilde Camus, H. L. Mencken, Carlo Gozzi, Douglas Adams, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Lawrence Durrell.

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Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 662
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 663
Ivan Goncharov
1812 - 1891
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 664
Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 665
Eduardo Galeano
1940 - 2015
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 666
Sugawara no Michizane
845 - 903
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 667
Theodore the Studite
759 - 826
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 668
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 669
H. L. Mencken
1880 - 1956
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 670
Carlo Gozzi
1720 - 1806
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 671
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 672
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 673
Lawrence Durrell
1912 - 1990
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 674

Contemporaries

Among people born in 759, Theodore the Studite ranks 1. After him are Alfonso II of Asturias, Asad ibn al-Furat, and Ælfwald I of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 826, Theodore the Studite ranks 1. After him are Abu-l-'Atahiya, and Ashot I of Iberia.