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Abu Tammam

788 - 846

Abu Tammam

Ḥabīb ibn Aws al-Ṭā’ī (حبيب بن أوس الطائي; ca. 796/807 - 845), better known by his sobriquet Abū Tammām (أبو تمام), was an Arab Muslim poet. He is well known for compiling the Hamasah, which is considered to be one of the greatest anthologies of Arabic literature ever assembled. The Hamasah contained 10 books of poems, with 884 poems in total. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Tammam is the 1,326th most popular writer (up from 1,347th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Syria (down from 66th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Syrian Writer.

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Among writers, Abu Tammam ranks 1,326 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Vazov, Lobsang Rampa, Polyaenus, Emmanuelle Arsan, Natalie Clifford Barney, and Lu Yu. After him are Samuel R. Delany, Henri Murger, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Widukind of Corvey, Walter M. Miller Jr., and Friedrich Maximilian Klinger.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Ivan Vazov
1850 - 1921
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,320
Lobsang Rampa
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,321
Polyaenus
101 - 180
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,322
Emmanuelle Arsan
1932 - 2005
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,323
Natalie Clifford Barney
1876 - 1972
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,324
Lu Yu
733 - 804
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,325
Abu Tammam
788 - 846
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,326
Samuel R. Delany
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,327
Henri Murger
1822 - 1861
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,328
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
1838 - 1894
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 1,329
Widukind of Corvey
925 - 980
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,330
Walter M. Miller Jr.
1923 - 1996
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,331
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
1752 - 1831
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,332

Contemporaries

Among people born in 788, Abu Tammam ranks 4. Before him are Adi Shankara, Abd al-Rahman II, and Methodios I of Constantinople. After him are Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya, and Boniface II, Margrave of Tuscany. Among people deceased in 846, Abu Tammam ranks 4. Before him are Bai Juyi, Mojmir I of Moravia, and Emperor Wuzong of Tang.

Others Born in 788

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Adi Shankara
PHILOSOPHER
788 - 820
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 1
Abd al-Rahman II
POLITICIAN
788 - 852
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 2
Methodios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
788 - 847
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 3
Abu Tammam
WRITER
788 - 846
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 4
Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya
POLITICIAN
788 - 838
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 5
Boniface II, Margrave of Tuscany
NOBLEMAN
788 - 838
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 6