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Callinicus of Heliopolis

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Callinicus of Heliopolis (Medieval Greek: Καλλίνικος fl. 620 AD) was a Byzantine architect and alchemist of Jewish or Egyptian origin. He is credited with the invention of Greek fire, the premodern precedent of the flamethrower. According to Constantine Porphyrogenitus, he arrived in Byzantium in the time of Constantine IV and shared his knowledge of liquid fire with the Byzantines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Callinicus of Heliopolis is the 233rd most popular architect (up from 280th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 79th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Callinicus of Heliopolis ranks 233 out of 518. Before him are Shigeru Ban, Adrian Smith, Félix Candela, Adolf Meyer, Kevin Roche, and Carl Ritter von Ghega. After him are Hermann Tilke, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Giuseppe Terragni, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Sixto Durán Ballén, and Pirro Ligorio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Callinicus of Heliopolis ranks 33. Before him are Ardo, Julian the Hospitaller, Coenred of Mercia, Irmina of Oeren, Ine of Wessex, and Anna. After him are Willibald, Marcello Tegalliano, Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani, Ragenfrid, Æthelbald of Mercia, and Kormisosh. Among people deceased in 700, Callinicus of Heliopolis ranks 15. Before him are Cunipert, Dymphna, Daṇḍin, Eulji Mundeok, Sajah, and Adi ibn Hatim. After him are Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Lupus I of Aquitaine, Alypius the Stylite, Ingvar, Gregoria, and Cearl of Mercia.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Callinicus of Heliopolis ranks 68 out of 145. Before him are Nicolas Hayek (1928), Etel Adnan (1925), Selim Hoss (1929), Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), Imad Mughniyah (1962), and Philo of Byblos (64). After him are Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890), Samir Geagea (1952), Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī (1547), Élias Sarkis (1924), and Ahmad Shukeiri (1908).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Lebanon

Among architects born in Lebanon, Callinicus of Heliopolis ranks 1. 

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