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Menander Protector

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Menander Protector (Menander the Guardsman, Menander the Byzantian; Greek: Μένανδρος Προτήκτωρ or Προτέκτωρ) was a Byzantine historian, born in Constantinople in the middle of the 6th century AD. The little that is known of his life is contained in the account of himself quoted in the Suda (Mu, 591: Μένανδρος). Menander mentions his father Euphratas, who came from Byzantium, and his brother Herodotus. He at first took up the study of law, but abandoned it for a life of pleasure. When his fortunes were low, the patronage accorded to literature by the Emperor Maurice, at whose court he was a military officer (hence the epithet Protector, which denotes his military function), encouraged him to try writing history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menander Protector is the 1,771st most popular writer (up from 2,034th in 2019), the 623rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 685th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Menander Protector ranks 1,771 out of 7,302. Before him are Junji Ito, Dominique Venner, Marie Under, R. L. Stine, Aphra Behn, and François Coppée. After him are Francis Jammes, Raymond Roussel, Fulcanelli, Lady Randolph Churchill, Otfried Preußler, and Egon Kisch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Menander Protector ranks 12. Before him are Anastasius of Persia, John the Merciful, Abdullah ibn Salam, Saint Gall, Liuva I, and Cleph. After him are Arioald, Garibald I of Bavaria, Tardu, Yeongyang of Goguryeo, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, and Eulji Mundeok.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Menander Protector ranks 623 out of 1,347. Before him are Barış Manço (1943), Daniel the Stylite (409), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Theodore Metochites (1270), Maathorneferure (-1250), and Barlaam of Seminara (1290). After him are Roman of Bulgaria (930), Drastamat Kanayan (1884), Cüneyt Arkın (1937), Sultan Walad (1226), Şehzade Bayezid (1612), and Ibn Kemal (1468).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Menander Protector ranks 46. Before him are Mustafa Balel (1945), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Marcellinus Comes (450), and Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101). After him are Ibn Kemal (1468), Yaşar Kemal (1923), Theodore I (1290), Petros Markaris (1937), Namık Kemal (1840), and Nicander (-250).

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