GEOGRAPHER

Strabo

64 BC - 23

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Strabo (; Greek: Στράβων Strábōn; 64 or 63 BC – c. 24 AD) was an ancient Greek geographer who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is best known for his work Geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known during his lifetime. Additionally, Strabo authored historical works, but only fragments and quotations of these survive in the writings of other authors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Strabo is the 2nd most popular geographer, the 19th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Geographer.

Strabo is most famous for his Geographica, a 17-volume work on the geography of the ancient world.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Strabo ranks 2 out of 86. Before him are Eratosthenes. After him are Alexander von Humboldt, Gerardus Mercator, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Piri Reis, Pausanias, Abraham Ortelius, Martin Waldseemüller, Carl Ritter, David Harvey, and Ferdinand von Richthofen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 64 BC, Strabo ranks 1. After him are Gaius Julius Hyginus, Nicolaus of Damascus, and Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Among people deceased in 23, Strabo ranks 1. After him are Wang Mang, Juba II, Drusus Julius Caesar, Liu Xin, and Empress Wang.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Strabo ranks 19 out of 1,347. Before him are Selim II (1524), Helena (250), Galen (129), Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), and Murad II (1404). After him are Murad III (1546), Ahmed I (1590), Saint Barbara (300), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954).

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    Selim II

    POLITICIAN

    1524 - 1574

    HPI: 85.83

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Helena

    Helena

    COMPANION

    250 - 330

    HPI: 85.76

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Galen

    Galen

    PHYSICIAN

    129 - 215

    HPI: 85.73

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Basil II

    Basil II

    POLITICIAN

    958 - 1025

    HPI: 85.33

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Selim I

    Selim I

    POLITICIAN

    1470 - 1520

    HPI: 85.13

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Murad II

    Murad II

    POLITICIAN

    1404 - 1451

    HPI: 84.67

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Strabo

    Strabo

    GEOGRAPHER

    64 BC - 23

    HPI: 84.37

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Murad III

    Murad III

    POLITICIAN

    1546 - 1595

    HPI: 84.29

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Ahmed I

    Ahmed I

    POLITICIAN

    1590 - 1617

    HPI: 84.23

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Saint Barbara

    Saint Barbara

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    300 - 306

    HPI: 84.23

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Honorius

    Honorius

    POLITICIAN

    384 - 423

    HPI: 83.72

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Bayezid I

    Bayezid I

    POLITICIAN

    1354 - 1403

    HPI: 83.62

    Rank: 24

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    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    POLITICIAN

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 83.60

    Rank: 25

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Türkiye

Among geographers born in Türkiye, Strabo ranks 1. After him are Piri Reis (1470), Pausanias (110), and Artemidorus Ephesius (-150).

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