WRITER
Gennadius of Massilia
450 - 496
Gennadius of Massilia
Gennadius of Massilia (died c. 496), also known as Gennadius Scholasticus or Gennadius Massiliensis, was a 5th-century Christian priest, monk, and historian. His best-known work is De Viris Illustribus ("Of Famous Men"), a biography of over 90 contemporary significant Christians, which continued a work of the same name by Jerome. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gennadius of Massilia is the 3,894th most popular writer (down from 3,806th in 2019). (down from 3,157th in 2019)
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Among writers, Gennadius of Massilia ranks 3,894 out of 7,302. Before him are Sergey Solovyov, Klaus Rifbjerg, Leonhard Frank, Bruno Apitz, Berdi Kerbabayev, and Þjóðólfr of Hvinir. After him are Veniamin Kaverin, Eiko Kadono, Leopold Zunz, Zenta Mauriņa, Gertrude Jekyll, and Angel Wagenstein.
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Sergey Solovyov
1820 - 1879
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 3,888
Klaus Rifbjerg
1931 - 2015
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 3,889
Leonhard Frank
1882 - 1961
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,890
Bruno Apitz
1900 - 1979
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,891
Berdi Kerbabayev
1894 - 1974
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,892
Þjóðólfr of Hvinir
900 - 930
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,893
Gennadius of Massilia
450 - 496
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,894
Veniamin Kaverin
1902 - 1989
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3,895
Eiko Kadono
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3,896
Leopold Zunz
1794 - 1886
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,897
Zenta Mauriņa
1897 - 1978
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,898
Gertrude Jekyll
1843 - 1932
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,899
Angel Wagenstein
1922 - 2023
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,900
Contemporaries
Among people born in 450, Gennadius of Massilia ranks 38. Before him are Isidore of Alexandria, Drest I, Hermanafrid, Pope John I of Alexandria, Malchus, and Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria. After him is Ida of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 496, Gennadius of Massilia ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gelasius I.
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Isidore of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
450 - 520
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 32
Drest I
POLITICIAN
450 - 452
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 33
Hermanafrid
NOBLEMAN
450 - 534
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 34
Pope John I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
450 - 505
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 35
Malchus
HISTORIAN
450 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 36
Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
450 - 567
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 37
Gennadius of Massilia
WRITER
450 - 496
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 38
Ida of Bernicia
POLITICIAN
450 - 559
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 496
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Pope Gelasius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
410 - 496
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 1
Gennadius of Massilia
WRITER
450 - 496
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 2
