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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 (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 239,898 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Ulpian is the 4th most popular lawyer (up from 11th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Lawyer.

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

Memorability Metrics

240k
Page Views (PV)
70.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
11.87
Effective Languages (L*)
1.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Ulpian ranks 4 out of 68. Before him are Hugo Grotius, Al-Shafi‘i, and Charles Albert Gobat. After him are J. Edgar Hoover, Carlo Buonaparte, Gaius, Louis Renault, Henri La Fontaine, Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, and Tobias Asser.

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Hugo Grotius
1583 - 1645
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 1
Al-Shafi‘i
767 - 820
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 2
Charles Albert Gobat
1843 - 1914
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 3
Ulpian
170 - 228
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 4
J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 5
Carlo Buonaparte
1746 - 1785
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 6
Gaius
120 - 180
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 7
Louis Renault
1843 - 1918
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 8
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 9
Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

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