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PHILOSOPHER

Al-Jahiz

775 - 868

Al-Jahiz

Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Basri (Arabic: أبو عثمان عمرو بن بحر الكناني البصري, romanized: Abū ʿUthman ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Kinānī al-Baṣrī; c. 776–868/869), commonly known as al-Jahiz (Arabic: الجاحظ, romanized: al-Jāḥiẓ, lit. 'the bug eyed'), was an Arabic polymath and author of works of literature (including theory and criticism), theology, zoology, philosophy, grammar, dialectics, rhetoric, philology, linguistics, and politico-religious polemics. His extensive zoological work has been credited with describing principles related to natural selection, ethology, and the functions of an ecosystem. 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 570,284 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Al-Jahiz is the 232nd 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

570k
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 232 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: 226
Cratylus
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 227
Gaston Bachelard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 228
Pelagius
360 - 420
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 229
Benjamin Constant
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
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Michael Psellos
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 231
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 232
Josef Breuer
1842 - 1925
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 233
Iamblichus
245 - 330
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 234
Shen Kuo
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 235
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
1512 - 1609
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 236
Epimenides
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 237
Nikolai Berdyaev
1874 - 1948
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 238

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.