HISTORIAN

Matthew of Edessa

1100 - 1144

Photo of Matthew of Edessa

Icon of person Matthew of Edessa

Matthew of Edessa (Armenian: Մատթէոս Ուռհայեցի, romanized: Mattʿēos Uṙhayecʿi; late 11th century – 1144) was an Armenian historian in the 12th century from the city of Edessa. Matthew was the superior abbot of Karmir Vank, near the town of Kaysun, east of Marash (Germanicia), the former seat of Baldwin of Boulogne. He relates much about the Bagratuni Kingdom of Armenia, the early Crusades, and the battles between Byzantines and Arabs for the possession of parts of northern Syria and eastern Asia Minor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew of Edessa is the 145th most popular historian (up from 159th in 2019), the 669th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 712th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Turkish Historian.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Matthew of Edessa by language

Loading...

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Matthew of Edessa ranks 145 out of 561. Before him are William H. McNeill, Vladimir Minorsky, Hieronymus Wolf, Michael Attaleiates, Henry Thomas Buckle, and Helmold. After him are Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Evagrius Scholasticus, Richard Pipes, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Shlomo Sand, and Jean-Pierre Vernant.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Matthew of Edessa ranks 47. Before him are Gorakhnath, Antipope Theodoric, Igor II of Kiev, Abu Bakr ibn Umar, Bretislav II, and Antipope Sylvester IV. After him are John Xiphilinus, Leo I, Prince of Armenia, Herman of Carinthia, Thoros of Edessa, Peter Bartholomew, and Vitale Faliero. Among people deceased in 1144, Matthew of Edessa ranks 3. Before him are Pope Celestine II, and Al-Zamakhshari. After him are Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, and Salomea of Berg.

Others Born in 1100

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1144

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Matthew of Edessa ranks 669 out of 1,347. Before him are Anaximenes of Lampsacus (-380), Archelaus of Cappadocia (-50), Methodius of Olympus (260), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Georgios Tsitas (1872), and Pythodorida of Pontus (-30). After him are Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1800), Alexander of Tralles (525), Alexander of Jerusalem (200), Aquila of Sinope (100), Bion of Smyrna (-300), and Diodorus Cronus (-400).

Others born in Türkiye

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among HISTORIANS In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Matthew of Edessa ranks 18. Before him are Eunapius (349), Agatharchides (-208), Leo the Deacon (950), John Kinnamos (1143), Philostorgius (368), and Michael Attaleiates (1021). After him are Doukas (1400), Constantine Lascaris (1434), Halil İnalcık (1916), Charles Barbier de Meynard (1826), Taner Akçam (1953), and Cadmus of Miletus (-500).

Turkish born Historians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous