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Memnon of Heraclea

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Memnon of Heraclea (; Ancient Greek: Mέμνων, gen.: Μέμνονος; fl. c. 1st century) was a Greek historical writer, probably a native of Heraclea Pontica. He described the history of that city in a large work, known only through the Excerpta of Photius (I of Constantinople), and describing especially the various tyrants who had at times ruled Heraclea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Memnon of Heraclea is the 5,714th most popular writer (up from 5,752nd in 2019), the 1,203rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,213th in 2019) and the 141st most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Memnon of Heraclea ranks 5,714 out of 7,302. Before him are Gwendolyn Brooks, H. A. Rey, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lloyd C. Douglas, Niccolò Ammaniti, and Alexei Panshin. After him are Jan Lechoń, Melih Cevdet Anday, Paul Mattick, Charles Le Goffic, Alain Decaux, and Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov.

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Among people born in Türkiye, Memnon of Heraclea ranks 1,203 out of 1,347. Before him are Rosy Varte (1923), Mustafa Subhi (1882), Sibel Can (1970), Emine Semiye Önasya (1864), Rober Eryol (1930), and Demet Evgar (1980). After him are Melih Cevdet Anday (1915), Rıfat Ilgaz (1911), Muhibbe Darga (1921), Leo Tornikios (1100), Müfide İlhan (1911), and Suzan Kahramaner (1913).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Memnon of Heraclea ranks 141. Before him are Ahmet Mithat (1844), Athenaeus Mechanicus (-200), Leyla Erbil (1931), Zahrad (1924), Mateja Matevski (1929), and Emine Semiye Önasya (1864). After him are Melih Cevdet Anday (1915), Rıfat Ilgaz (1911), Mehmet Emin Yurdakul (1869), Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914), Mehmed Uzun (1953), and Can Dündar (1961).

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