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Pomponius Mela

15 - 100

Pomponius Mela

Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest known Roman geographer. He was born at the end of the 1st century BC in Tingentera (now Algeciras) and died c. AD 45. His short work (De situ orbis libri III.) remained in use nearly to the year 1500. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pomponius Mela is the 18th most popular geographer (down from 16th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Spain (down from 213th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Geographer.

Pomponius Mela was a Roman geographer who is most famous for his work "De Chorographia" which explains the geographical knowledge of the world at the time.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Pomponius Mela ranks 18 out of 86. Before him are Ferdinand von Richthofen, Wladimir Köppen, George Everest, Ya'qubi, Georg Joachim Rheticus, and Ibn Khordadbeh. After him are Paul Vidal de La Blache, Ibn Jubayr, Al-Bakri, William Morris Davis, Élisée Reclus, and Fra Mauro.

Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia

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Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 12
Wladimir Köppen
1846 - 1940
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 13
George Everest
1790 - 1866
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 14
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 15
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 16
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 17
Pomponius Mela
15 - 100
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 18
Paul Vidal de La Blache
1845 - 1918
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 19
Ibn Jubayr
1145 - 1217
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 20
Al-Bakri
1014 - 1094
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 21
William Morris Davis
1850 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 22
Élisée Reclus
1830 - 1905
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 23
Fra Mauro
1385 - 1459
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 24

Contemporaries

Among people born in 15, Pomponius Mela ranks 5. Before him are Jude the Apostle, Vitellius, Agrippina the Younger, and Apollonius of Tyana. After him are Lollia Paulina, Caratacus, and Publius Ostorius Scapula. Among people deceased in 100, Pomponius Mela ranks 33. Before him are Zebedee, Lydia of Thyatira, Pontius Pilate's wife, Silas, Valerius Maximus, and Ananias of Damascus. After him are Phoebe, Cornelius the Centurion, Papias of Hierapolis, Agabus, Joanna, wife of Chuza, and Philip the Evangelist.

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Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 1
Vitellius
POLITICIAN
15 - 69
HPI: 79.40
Rank: 2
Agrippina the Younger
POLITICIAN
15 - 59
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 3
Apollonius of Tyana
PHILOSOPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 4
Pomponius Mela
GEOGRAPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 5
Lollia Paulina
POLITICIAN
15 - 49
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 6
Caratacus
POLITICIAN
15 - 54
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 7
Publius Ostorius Scapula
POLITICIAN
15 - 52
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 8

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Zebedee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 27
Lydia of Thyatira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 28
Pontius Pilate's wife
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 - 100
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 29
Silas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 100
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 30
Valerius Maximus
WRITER
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 31
Ananias of Damascus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 32
Pomponius Mela
GEOGRAPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 33
Phoebe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 34
Cornelius the Centurion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 35
Papias of Hierapolis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
70 - 100
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 36
Agabus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 37
Joanna, wife of Chuza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 100
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 38
Philip the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 39

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pomponius Mela ranks 249 out of 3,355. Before him are Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Gaius Julius Vindex (25), Carmen Maura (1945), and Jordi Savall (1941). After him are Louis Blanc (1811), Nachmanides (1194), Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), Jesús Franco (1930), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), and Juan Díaz de Solís (1470).

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Sancho II of Castile and León
POLITICIAN
1036 - 1072
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 243
Queen Letizia of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 244
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi
POLITICIAN
650 - 732
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 245
Gaius Julius Vindex
POLITICIAN
25 - 68
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 246
Carmen Maura
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 247
Jordi Savall
COMPOSER
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 248
Pomponius Mela
GEOGRAPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 249
Louis Blanc
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1882
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 250
Nachmanides
PHILOSOPHER
1194 - 1270
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 251
Joanna la Beltraneja
COMPANION
1462 - 1530
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 252
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 253
Joseph of Anchieta
WRITER
1534 - 1597
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 254
Juan Díaz de Solís
EXPLORER
1470 - 1516
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 255