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John Tzetzes

1110 - 1180

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John Tzetzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Τζέτζης, romanized: Iōánnēs Tzétzēs; c. 1110, Constantinople – 1180, Constantinople) was a Byzantine poet and grammarian who lived at Constantinople in the 12th century. He is known for making significant contributions in preserving much valuable information from ancient Greek literature and scholarship. Of his numerous works, the most important one is the Book of Histories, also known as Chiliades ('Thousands'). The work is a long poem containing knowledge that is unavailable elsewhere and serves as commentary on Tzetzes's own letters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Tzetzes is the 1,261st most popular writer (up from 1,298th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 467th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, John Tzetzes ranks 1,261 out of 7,302. Before him are John of Ruusbroec, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Émile Gaboriau, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, and Siegfried Kracauer. After him are Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, Rodolphe Töpffer, Madame d'Aulnoy, Vittorio Alfieri, Jan Kochanowski, and Agrippa d'Aubigné.

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Among people born in 1110, John Tzetzes ranks 5. Before him are Pope Lucius III, Ibn Tufail, Antipope Paschal III, and John of Salisbury. After him are Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Odo de St Amand, Diarmait Mac Murchada, García Ramírez of Navarre, Maurice de Sully, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, and Kaykaus I. Among people deceased in 1180, John Tzetzes ranks 4. Before him are Louis VII of France, Manuel I Komnenos, and John of Salisbury. After him are Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Abraham ibn Daud, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Prince Mochihito, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, John Tzetzes ranks 478 out of 1,347. Before him are Emine Erdoğan (1955), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Euthymius the Great (377), Latife Uşşaki (1898), Eunapius (349), and Bohemond III of Antioch (1144). After him are Sophia (530), Tervel of Bulgaria (675), Eumenes I (-250), Ayşe Sultan (1605), Tchéky Karyo (1953), and Artemisia II of Caria (null).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, John Tzetzes ranks 32. Before him are Aziz Nesin (1915), John Malalas (491), Mimnermus (-670), Publilius Syrus (-100), Ahmad Khani (1650), and Symeon the New Theologian (949). After him are Alcman (-611), Yeghishe Charents (1897), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Aelius Aristides (117), Adamantios Korais (1748), and Callinus (-680).

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