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PHILOSOPHER

Al-Jahiz

775 - 868

Al-Jahiz

Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Kinānī al-Baṣrī (Arabic: أبو عثمان عمرو بن بحر الكناني البصري), commonly known as al-Jāḥiẓ (Arabic: الجاحظ, The Bug Eyed, born 776 – died December 868/January 869) was a prose writer and author of works of literature, theology, zoology, and politico-religious polemics. He described himself as a member of the Arabian tribe Banu Kinanah. He has been credited with describing certain principles related to natural selection.Ibn al-Nadim lists nearly 140 titles attributed to Al-Jahiz, of which 75 are extant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Jahiz has received more than 501,536 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Al-Jahiz is the 235th most popular philosopher (up from 262nd in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 44th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Philosopher.

Al-Jahiz is most famous for his book, "The Book of Animals" which is a work of natural history and zoology.

Memorability Metrics

500k
Page Views (PV)
66.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
4.24
Effective Languages (L*)
3.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Al-Jahiz ranks 235 out of 1,081. Before him are Imre Lakatos, Cratylus, Gaston Bachelard, Pelagius, Benjamin Constant, and Michael Psellos. After him are Josef Breuer, Iamblichus, Shen Kuo, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Epimenides, and Nikolai Berdyaev.

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Imre Lakatos
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 229
Cratylus
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.89
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Gaston Bachelard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 231
Pelagius
360 - 420
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 232
Benjamin Constant
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
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Michael Psellos
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 234
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 235
Josef Breuer
1842 - 1925
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 236
Iamblichus
245 - 330
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 237
Shen Kuo
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 238
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
1512 - 1609
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 239
Epimenides
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 240
Nikolai Berdyaev
1874 - 1948
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 241

Contemporaries

Among people born in 775, Al-Jahiz ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paschal I and Leo V the Armenian. After him are Staurakios and Rotrude. Among people deceased in 868, Al-Jahiz ranks 1. After him are Ali al-Hadi and Ratramnus.