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Alexander Polyhistor

100 BC - 75 BC

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Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Πολυΐστωρ; flourished in the first half of the 1st century BC; also called Alexander of Miletus) was a Greek scholar who was enslaved by the Romans during the Mithridatic War and taken to Rome as a tutor. After his release, he continued to live in Italy as a Roman citizen. He was so productive as a writer that he earned the surname Polyhistor (very learned). The majority of his writings are now lost, but the fragments that remain shed valuable light on antiquarian and eastern Mediterranean subjects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Polyhistor is the 1,934th most popular writer (down from 1,581st in 2019), the 660th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 553rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 1,934 out of 7,302. Before him are Petr Ginz, Daṇḍin, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Nelson Algren, Mary Norton, and Chuck Palahniuk. After him are Don Juan Manuel, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Maria Shriver, Eustache Deschamps, Jean Paulhan, and Ludwig Uhland.

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Among people born in 100 BC, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 47. Before him are Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, Orodes III of Parthia, Tigranes III, Sulpicia, and Marcus Antistius Labeo. After him are Aretas IV Philopatris, Tacfarinas, Tiridates II of Parthia, Lucius Cornelius Balbus, Amanishakheto, and Mithridates I of the Bosporus. Among people deceased in 75 BC, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 2. Before him is Zeno of Sidon.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 660 out of 1,347. Before him are Annia Faustina (201), Şehzade Ahmet (1466), Kemal Reis (1451), Histiaeus (-550), Artakama (-350), and Paisios of Mount Athos (1924). After him are Rufinus (335), Andronikos III of Trebizond (1310), Anaximenes of Lampsacus (-380), Archelaus of Cappadocia (-50), Methodius of Olympus (260), and Caesarius of Nazianzus (330).

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Among writers born in Türkiye, Alexander Polyhistor ranks 53. Before him are Ibn Kemal (1468), Yaşar Kemal (1923), Theodore I (1290), Petros Markaris (1937), Namık Kemal (1840), and Nicander (-250). After him are Methodius of Olympus (260), Bion of Smyrna (-300), Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Michael Choniates (1140), and Cleitarchus (-400).

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