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Ulpian

170 - 228

Ulpian

Ulpian (; Latin: Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus; c. 170 – 223 or 228) was a Roman jurist born in Tyre in Roman Syria (modern Lebanon). He moved to Rome and rose to become considered one of the great legal authorities of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulpian has received more than 257,942 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Ulpian is the 5th most popular lawyer (down from 4th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Lebanon and the most popular Lebanese Lawyer.

Ulpian is most famous for his writings on Roman law, especially the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Memorability Metrics

260k
Page Views (PV)
70.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
11.65
Effective Languages (L*)
1.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Ulpian ranks 5 out of 136. Before him are Al-Shafi‘i, Hugo Grotius, Carlo Buonaparte, and Charles Albert Gobat. After him are Louis Renault, J. Edgar Hoover, Henri La Fontaine, Gaius, Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, and Tobias Asser.

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Al-Shafi‘i
767 - 820
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 1
Hugo Grotius
1583 - 1645
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
Carlo Buonaparte
1746 - 1785
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 3
Charles Albert Gobat
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 4
Ulpian
170 - 228
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 5
Louis Renault
1843 - 1918
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 6
J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 7
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 8
Gaius
120 - 180
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 9
Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 170, Ulpian ranks 1. After him are Pupienus, Philostratus, Guo Jia, Hippolytus of Rome, Herodian, and Pang De. Among people deceased in 228, Ulpian ranks 1. After him is Vologases VI.