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Bar Hebraeus

1226 - 1286

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Gregory Bar Hebraeus (Syriac: ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ, romanized: Grīgoryōs Bār ʿIbrāyā, 1226–1286), known by his Syriac ancestral surname as Bar-Ibraya or Bar-Ebroyo, in Arabic sources by his kunya Abu'l-Faraj, and his Latinized name Abulpharagius in the Latin West, was a Maphrian (regional primate) of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1264 to 1286. He was a prominent writer, who created various works in the fields of Christian theology, philosophy, history, linguistics, and poetry. For his contributions to the development of Syriac literature, has been praised as one of the most learned and versatile writers among Syriac Orthodox Christians. In his numerous and elaborate treatises, he collected as much contemporary knowledge in theology, philosophy, science and history as was possible in 13th century Syria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bar Hebraeus is the 798th most popular writer (up from 977th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 378th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Turkish Writer.

Bar Hebraeus is most famous for writing a chronicle of the world from creation to 1284.

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Among writers, Bar Hebraeus ranks 798 out of 7,302. Before him are Wang Wei, Nonnus, Milorad Pavić, Dionysius Thrax, Marilyn vos Savant, and Ryszard Kapuściński. After him are Jean Anouilh, Felix Salten, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Fatema Mernissi, Theodoret, and Tove Ditlevsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1226, Bar Hebraeus ranks 2. Before him is Charles I of Anjou. After him are Ata-Malik Juvayni, Guy, Count of Flanders, Bolesław V the Chaste, Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Sultan Walad, Ulrich I, Count of Württemberg, Gertrude of Austria, Maria of Brabant, Duchess of Bavaria, and Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1286, Bar Hebraeus ranks 3. Before him are Eric V of Denmark, and Zhenjin. After him are Alexander III of Scotland, William of Moerbeke, Sophia of Denmark, Gurju Khatun, John I, Duke of Brittany, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, and Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Bar Hebraeus ranks 346 out of 1,347. Before him are Gülfem Hatun (1500), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Expeditus (300), Aspar (400), and Tribonian (475). After him are Komitas (1869), Theodoret (393), Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), Eutychius of Constantinople (512), David of Trebizond (1408), and Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Bar Hebraeus ranks 20. Before him are Aratus (-315), Gregory of Narek (951), Kassia (810), Theodore the Studite (759), Ibn Hawqal (943), and Dio Chrysostom (40). After him are Theodoret (393), Zenodotus (-330), Artemidorus (200), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), George of Pisidia (580), and Aziz Nesin (1915).

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