GEOGRAPHER
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
Zakariya al-Qazwini
Zakariyya' al-Qazwini (full name: Abū Yaḥyā Zakariyyāʾ ibn Muḥammad ibn Maḥmūd al-Qazwīnī, Arabic: أبو يحيى زكرياء بن محمد بن محمود القزويني), also known as Qazvini (Persian: قزوینی), (born c. 1203 in Qazvin, Iran and died 1283), was a cosmographer and geographer. He belonged to a family of jurists originally descended from Anas bin Malik (a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) which had been well established in Qazvin long before al-Qazwini was born. His most famous work is the ʿAjāʾib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharāʾib al-mawjūdāt (lit. 'Wonders of the Creation and Unique [phenomena] of the Existence'), a seminal work in cosmography. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zakariya al-Qazwini has received more than 244,348 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Zakariya al-Qazwini is the 28th most popular geographer (up from 6,374th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Iran (up from 180th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Geographer.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
59.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Zakariya al-Qazwini ranks 28 out of 67. Before him are James Lovelock, Georg Joachim Rheticus, Al-Bakri, Fra Mauro, William Morris Davis, and Sebastian Münster. After him are Marinus of Tyre, Nicolas Sanson, Albrecht Penck, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Jodocus Hondius, and Vincenzo Coronelli.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 22
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 23
Al-Bakri
1014 - 1094
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 24
Fra Mauro
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 25
William Morris Davis
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 26
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 27
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 28
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 29
Nicolas Sanson
1600 - 1667
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 30
Albrecht Penck
1858 - 1945
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 32
Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 33
Vincenzo Coronelli
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1203, Zakariya al-Qazwini ranks 2. Before him is Mindaugas. After him are Peter II, Count of Savoy and Bartholomeus Anglicus. Among people deceased in 1283, Zakariya al-Qazwini ranks 2. Before him is Ata-Malik Juvayni. After him are Wen Tianxiang, Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, and Philip I, Latin Emperor.
Others Born in 1203
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Mindaugas
1203 - 1263
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 1
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 2
Peter II, Count of Savoy
1203 - 1268
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 3
Bartholomeus Anglicus
1203 - 1272
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1283
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Ata-Malik Juvayni
1226 - 1283
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 2
Wen Tianxiang
1236 - 1283
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
1261 - 1283
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4
Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany
1226 - 1283
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 5
Philip I, Latin Emperor
1243 - 1283
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Zakariya al-Qazwini ranks 148 out of 528. Before him are Osroes I (50), Harpagus (-700), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Al-Karaji (953), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), and Barbet Schroeder (1941). After him are Phraates V (-100), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543), and Orodes II (null).
Others born in Iran
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Osroes I
50 - 129
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 142
Harpagus
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 143
Al-Bayhaqi
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 144
Al-Karaji
953 - 1029
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 145
Forough Farrokhzad
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 146
Barbet Schroeder
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 147
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 148
Phraates V
100 BC - 4
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 149
Abu Nasr Mansur
960 - 1036
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 150
Musa al-Sadr
1928 - 1978
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 151
Jaʻfar ibn Yahya
767 - 803
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 152
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
1543 - 1603
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 153
Orodes II
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 154
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Iran
Among geographers born in Iran, Zakariya al-Qazwini ranks 2. Before him are Ibn Khordadbeh (820).
