WRITER

Maximus the Greek

1475 - 1556

Photo of Maximus the Greek

Icon of person Maximus the Greek

Maximus the Greek, also known as Maximos the Greek or Maksim Grek (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Γραικός; Russian: Максим Грек; c. 1475 – c. 1556), was a Greek monk, publicist, writer, scholar, and translator active in Russia. He is also called Maximos the Hagiorite (Μάξιμος ὁ Ἁγιορίτης), as well as Maximus the Philosopher. His signature was Maximus Grecus Lakedaimon (lit. Maximus the Greek of, and originating from, Lakedaimonia) and his family origins were probably from Mystras, a location in Laconia, which was the geographical site of Ancient Sparta in the Peloponnese. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximus the Greek is the 2,110th most popular writer (down from 1,700th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from North Macedonia (down from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Macedonian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Maximus the Greek by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maximus the Greek ranks 2,110 out of 7,302. Before him are Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Edmond Hamilton, Tin Ujević, Tomé Pires, Jordan of Saxony, and Kingsley Amis. After him are Dionysios Solomos, Guan Hanqing, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Kate Millett, Niccolò de' Niccoli, and Arthur Young.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1475, Maximus the Greek ranks 14. Before him are Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Anne of York, Afonso, Prince of Portugal, and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. After him are Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, Pierre Gringore, Khvandamir, Marcantonio Trivisan, Jörg Breu the Elder, and Jan Mostaert. Among people deceased in 1556, Maximus the Greek ranks 9. Before him are Pietro Aretino, Humayun, Lorenzo Lotto, Thomas Cranmer, Martin Agricola, and Frederick II, Elector Palatine. After him are Saitō Dōsan, Luigi Alamanni, Tullia d'Aragona, Richard Chancellor, Giovanni della Casa, and Luca Ghini.

Others Born in 1475

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1556

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Maximus the Greek ranks 20 out of 156. Before him are Ljubiša Samardžić (1936), Gjorge Ivanov (1960), Boris Trajkovski (1956), Lazar Koliševski (1914), Miljan Miljanić (1930), and Fethi Okyar (1880). After him are Kaliopi (1966), Stevo Pendarovski (1963), Dame Gruev (1871), Darko Pančev (1965), Lazar Mojsov (1920), and Presian (997).

Others born in North Macedonia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In North Macedonia

Among writers born in North Macedonia, Maximus the Greek ranks 2. Before him are Stobaeus (401). After him are Grigor Parlichev (1830), Georgi Pulevski (1817), Kočo Racin (1908), Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (1884), Sevasti Qiriazi (1871), Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910), and Lidija Dimkovska (1971).

Macedonian born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous