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Pope Dionysius of Alexandria

190 - 264

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Dionysius the Great (Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος Ἀλεξανδρείας) was the 14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 28 December 248 until his death on 22 March 264. Most information known about him comes from a large corpus of correspondence. Only one complete letter survives; the remaining letters are excerpted in the works of Eusebius. Called "the Great" by Eusebius, Basil of Caesarea and others, he was characterized by the Catholic Encyclopedia as "undoubtedly, after St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Dionysius of Alexandria is the 856th most popular writer (down from 786th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 156th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Dionysius of Alexandria is most famous for his work in the field of mathematics. He is credited with being the first person to introduce the concept of negative numbers.

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Among writers, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 856 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugène Scribe, Michael Crichton, Menippus, Jonas Lie, Andrea Camilleri, and Julian Barnes. After him are Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Gaius Lucilius, Al-Zamakhshari, Georges Bernanos, Yanka Kupala, and Stephen Covey.

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Among people born in 190, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Gordian II. After him are Julius Paulus Prudentissimus, Cao Zhang, and Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus. Among people deceased in 264, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Jiang Wei. After him are Zhong Hui, and Sun Xiu.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 167 out of 642. Before him are Theophylact Simocatta (580), Smendes (-1200), Dodi Fayed (1955), John Philoponus (490), Aybak (1197), and Ka (-3200). After him are Meritamen (-1400), Fuad II of Egypt (1952), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Berenice (-300), and Ahmed Zewail (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria ranks 12. Before him are Athenaeus (200), Lactantius (250), Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876), Claudian (370), Nonnus (500), and Dionysius Thrax (-170). After him are Taha Hussein (1889), Achilles Tatius (200), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), Didymus Chalcenterus (-63), and Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928).

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