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Ya'qubi
801 - 898
Ya'qubi
ʾAbū l-ʿAbbās ʾAḥmad bin ʾAbī Yaʿqūb bin Ǧaʿfar bin Wahb bin Waḍīḥ al-Yaʿqūbī (died 897/8), commonly referred to simply by his nisba al-Yaʿqūbī, was an Arab Muslim geographer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ya'qubi has received more than 126,379 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Ya'qubi is the 17th most popular geographer (up from 19th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Iraq and the most popular Iraqi Geographer.
Ya'qubi was a Muslim historian who wrote a history of the world from the creation of Adam to the year 915. He is most famous for his book Kitab al-Buldan.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
63.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
7.71
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Ya'qubi ranks 17 out of 67. Before him are Martin Waldseemüller, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Wladimir Köppen, Paul Vidal de La Blache, Ibn Khordadbeh, and Pomponius Mela. After him are David Harvey, Ibn Jubayr, Élisée Reclus, Abraham Cresques, James Lovelock, and Georg Joachim Rheticus.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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Martin Waldseemüller
1470 - 1520
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 11
Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 12
Wladimir Köppen
1846 - 1940
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 13
Paul Vidal de La Blache
1845 - 1918
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 14
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 15
Pomponius Mela
15 - 100
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 16
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
David Harvey
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 18
Ibn Jubayr
1145 - 1217
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 19
Élisée Reclus
1830 - 1905
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 20
Abraham Cresques
1325 - 1387
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 21
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 22
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 801, Ya'qubi ranks 3. Before him are Al-Kindi and Ansgar. After him are Huang Chao, Malcolm I of Scotland, Constantine II of Scotland, Zoe Zaoutzaina, Enravota, Leo Phokas the Elder, Grímur Kamban, Theodora, and Eudokia Dekapolitissa. Among people deceased in 898, Ya'qubi ranks 2. Before him is Odo of France. After him are Lambert of Italy and Gerolf of Holland.
Others Born in 801
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Al-Kindi
801 - 866
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 1
Ansgar
801 - 865
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 2
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 3
Huang Chao
801 - 884
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 4
Malcolm I of Scotland
801 - 954
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 5
Constantine II of Scotland
801 - 952
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 6
Zoe Zaoutzaina
801 - 899
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 7
Enravota
801 - 833
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 8
Leo Phokas the Elder
801 - 901
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 9
Grímur Kamban
801 - 899
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 10
Theodora
801 - 922
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 11
Eudokia Dekapolitissa
801 - 801
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 898
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Odo of France
859 - 898
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 1
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 2
Lambert of Italy
880 - 898
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3
Gerolf of Holland
850 - 898
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 4
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Ya'qubi ranks 70 out of 338. Before him are Al-Amin (787), Hillel the Elder (-110), Berossus (-400), Urukagina (-2500), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), and Qutayba ibn Muslim (668). After him are Ziryab (789), Hormizd IV (540), Al-Baladhuri (806), Shulgi (-2200), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), and Abdul Rahman Arif (1916).
Others born in Iraq
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Al-Amin
787 - 813
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 64
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 65
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 66
Urukagina
2500 BC - 2371 BC
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 67
Shamshi-Adad I
1860 BC - 1776 BC
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 68
Qutayba ibn Muslim
668 - 715
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 69
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 70
Ziryab
789 - 857
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 71
Hormizd IV
540 - 590
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 72
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 73
Shulgi
2200 BC - 2046 BC
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 74
Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 75
Abdul Rahman Arif
1916 - 2007
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 76
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Iraq
Among geographers born in Iraq, Ya'qubi ranks 1.
