570 BC - 485 BC
Theognis of Megara (Greek: Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς, Théognis ho Megareús) was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The work attributed to him consists of gnomic poetry quite typical of the time, featuring ethical maxims and practical advice about life. He was the first Greek poet known to express concern over the eventual fate and survival of his own work and, along with Homer, Hesiod and the authors of the Homeric Hymns, he is among the earliest poets whose work has been preserved in a continuous manuscript tradition (the work of other archaic poets is preserved as scattered fragments). In fact more than half of the extant elegiac poetry of Greece before the Alexandrian period is included in the approximately 1,400 lines of verse attributed to him, though several poems traditionally attributed to him were composed by others, e.g. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theognis of Megara has received more than 208,559 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Theognis of Megara is the 807th most popular writer (up from 840th in 2019), the 967th most popular biography from Italy (down from 939th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Italian Writer.
Theognis of Megara is most famous for his elegies, which are poems about the trials and tribulations of love.
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Among writers, Theognis of Megara ranks 807 out of 5,755. Before him are Isabelle de Charrière, Ambrose Bierce, Christopher Tolkien, Muriel Spark, Jane Hawking, and Menippus. After him are Theodoret, Hans Fallada, Emilio Salgari, Heliodorus of Emesa, Milorad Pavić, and Jean Anouilh.
1740 - 1805
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 801
1842 - 1914
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 802
1924 - 2020
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 803
1918 - 2006
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 804
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 805
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 806
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 807
393 - 458
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 808
1893 - 1947
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 809
1862 - 1911
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 810
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 811
1929 - 2009
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 812
1910 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 813
Among people born in 570 BC, Theognis of Megara ranks 4. Before him are Pythagoras, Xenophanes, and Anacreon. After him is Hystaspes. Among people deceased in 485 BC, Theognis of Megara ranks 2. Before him is Anacreon. After him is Spurius Cassius Viscellinus.
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.39
Rank: 1
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 2
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 3
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 4
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 5
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 1
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 2
540 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 3
Among people born in Italy, Theognis of Megara ranks 967 out of 4,668. Before him are Paolo Borsellino (1940), Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli (1856), Italo Gariboldi (1879), Hippolytus of Rome (170), Antonio Caldara (1670), and Hugo Pratt (1927). After him are François Gérard (1770), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), Ildibad (450), Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548), Emilio Salgari (1862), and Filippo Inzaghi (1973).
1940 - 1992
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 961
1856 - 1941
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 962
1879 - 1970
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 963
170 - 235
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 964
1670 - 1736
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 965
1927 - 1995
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 966
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 967
1770 - 1837
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 968
1609 - 1680
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 969
450 - 541
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 970
1548 - 1616
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 971
1862 - 1911
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 972
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 973
Among writers born in Italy, Theognis of Megara ranks 67. Before him are Marie Mancini (1639), Natalia Ginzburg (1916), Venantius Fortunatus (530), Cesare Pavese (1908), Italo Svevo (1861), and Arrigo Boito (1842). After him are Emilio Salgari (1862), Stesichorus (-630), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Valerius Maximus (-100), Ibycus (-600), and Gerard of Cremona (1114).
1639 - 1715
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 61
1916 - 1991
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 62
530 - 609
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 63
1908 - 1950
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 64
1861 - 1928
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 65
1842 - 1918
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 66
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 67
1862 - 1911
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 68
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 69
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 70
100 BC - 100
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 71
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 72
1114 - 1187
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 73