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Dionysius Thrax

170 BC - 89 BC

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Dionysius Thrax (Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Θρᾷξ Dionýsios ho Thrâix, 170–90 BC) was a Greek grammarian and a pupil of Aristarchus of Samothrace. He was long considered to be the author of the earliest grammatical text on the Greek language, one that was used as a standard manual for perhaps some 1,500 years, and which was until recently regarded as the groundwork of the entire Western grammatical tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dionysius Thrax is the 795th most popular writer (up from 1,069th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 199th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Dionysius Thrax is most famous for being the first person to create a system of rules for the Greek language.

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Among writers, Dionysius Thrax ranks 795 out of 7,302. Before him are Tao Yuanming, Jan Potocki, Edward Bernays, Wang Wei, Nonnus, and Milorad Pavić. After him are Marilyn vos Savant, Ryszard Kapuściński, Bar Hebraeus, Jean Anouilh, Felix Salten, and Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster.

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Among people born in 170 BC, Dionysius Thrax ranks 2. Before him is Attalus III. After him are Lucius Accius, and Eucratides I. Among people deceased in 89 BC, Dionysius Thrax ranks 1. After him are Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Aulus Postumius Albinus, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Lucius Porcius Cato, and Titus Didius.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Dionysius Thrax ranks 158 out of 642. Before him are Necho I (-700), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Psusennes I (-1100), Cleopatra I Syra (-204), Senusret II (-1900), and Nonnus (500). After him are Ramesses IX (-1150), Intef I (-2200), Theophylact Simocatta (580), Smendes (-1200), Dodi Fayed (1955), and John Philoponus (490).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Dionysius Thrax ranks 11. Before him are Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Lactantius (250), Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876), Claudian (370), and Nonnus (500). After him are Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Taha Hussein (1889), Achilles Tatius (200), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), and Didymus Chalcenterus (-63).

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