PHILOSOPHER

Alcidamas

450 BC - 350 BC

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Alcidamas (Greek: Ἀλκιδάμας), of Elaea, in Aeolis, was a Greek sophist and rhetorician, who flourished in the 5th-4th century BC [1]. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alcidamas has received more than 48,188 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Alcidamas is the 583rd most popular philosopher (up from 835th in 2019), the 450th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 788th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alcidamas by language

Over the past year Alcidamas has had the most page views in the with 6,646 views, followed by Spanish (1,991), and Italian (1,853). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (104.85%), Egyptian Arabic (83.42%), and Estonian (59.15%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alcidamas ranks 583 out of 1,267. Before him are Johann Bernhard Basedow, Ludwig Büchner, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Conrad Celtes, Thiruvalluvar, and Kanada. After him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Étienne Balibar, André Gorz, Zisi, and Luis de Molina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Alcidamas ranks 13. Before him are Nectanebo I, Pelopidas, Archidamus II, Amyrtaeus, Theramenes, and Diagoras of Melos. After him are Artabanus of Persia, Ptolemy of Aloros, Amrapali, Anuruddha, King An of Zhou, and Timotheus of Miletus. Among people deceased in 350 BC, Alcidamas ranks 3. Before him are Scopas, and Artemisia II of Caria. After him are Neoptolemus I of Epirus, Lucius Papirius Cursor, and Gaius Marcius Rutilus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alcidamas ranks 450 out of 1,347. Before him are Adnan Oktar (1956), Neslişah Sultan (1921), Babylas of Antioch (238), Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), Daniel the Stylite (409), and Leo V, King of Armenia (1342). After him are Sophia (530), Sultan Walad (1226), Alexander Polyhistor (-100), Meletius of Antioch (400), Bardaisan (154), and Dani Rodrik (1957).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Alcidamas ranks 33. Before him are Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Eubulides (-500), George Pachymeres (1242), Themistius (317), Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), and Manuel Chrysoloras (1355). After him are Bardaisan (154), Crates of Mallus (-200), Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), Nausiphanes (-400), Maximus Planudes (1260), and Diodorus Cronus (-400).

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