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George of Pisidia

580 - 634

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George of Pisidia (Greek: Γεώργιος Πισίδης, Geōrgios Pisidēs; Latinized as Pisida; fl. 7th century AD) was a Byzantine poet, born in Pisidia. As an important early poet of Byzantine literature, his work "contributed a great deal to the formation of many of the main features of Byzantine poetry". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George of Pisidia is the 985th most popular writer (up from 1,507th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 535th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, George of Pisidia ranks 985 out of 7,302. Before him are Sin Saimdang, Victorien Sardou, Bruce Chatwin, Heinrich Kramer, Philip Pullman, and Basava. After him are George Gissing, Lawrence Durrell, Taha Hussein, Jacques Hébert, Hartmann von Aue, and Sherwood Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, George of Pisidia ranks 7. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Maximus the Confessor, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Amr ibn al-As, and Theophylact Simocatta. After him are Fabia Eudokia, Abu Darda, Wei Zheng, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, and Unknown Archon. Among people deceased in 634, George of Pisidia ranks 2. Before him is Abu Bakr. After him are Suintila, Modestus of Jerusalem, Abu Dujana, Illig Qaghan, Eanfrith of Bernicia, Cadwallon ap Cadfan, and Osric of Deira.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, George of Pisidia ranks 390 out of 1,347. Before him are Gyges of Lydia (-790), Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Paul of Samosata (200), Antipas of Pergamum (100), and Onesimus (1). After him are Agnes of Antioch (1153), Deiphobus (null), Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216), Aziz Nesin (1915), Hüma Hatun (1400), and Cleitus the Black (-370).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, George of Pisidia ranks 25. Before him are Dio Chrysostom (40), Bar Hebraeus (1226), Theodoret (393), Zenodotus (-330), Artemidorus (200), and Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257). After him are Aziz Nesin (1915), John Malalas (491), Mimnermus (-670), Publilius Syrus (-100), Ahmad Khani (1650), and Symeon the New Theologian (949).

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