PHILOSOPHER
Ammonius Hermiae
440 - 523
Ammonius Hermiae
Ammonius Hermiae (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμμώνιος ὁ Ἑρμείου, romanized: Ammōnios ho Hermeiou, lit. 'Ammonius, son of Hermias'; c. 440 – between 517 and 526) was a Greek philosopher from Alexandria in the eastern Roman empire during Late Antiquity. A Neoplatonist, he was the son of the philosophers Hermias and Aedesia, the brother of Heliodorus of Alexandria and the grandson of Syrianus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ammonius Hermiae has received more than 79,757 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ammonius Hermiae is the 552nd most popular philosopher (up from 648th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 288th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
80k
Page Views (PV)
58.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
9.73
Effective Languages (L*)
1.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Ammonius Hermiae ranks 552 out of 1,267. Before him are Myia, Roger Scruton, Jacques Ellul, Harriet Taylor Mill, Crates of Athens, and Narayana Guru. After him are Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Sergei Bulgakov, Al-Shahrastani, Eric Voegelin, Nicos Poulantzas, and Manuel Chrysoloras.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMyia
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 546
Roger Scruton
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 547
Jacques Ellul
1912 - 1994
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 548
Harriet Taylor Mill
1807 - 1858
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 549
Crates of Athens
400 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 550
Narayana Guru
1855 - 1928
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 551
Ammonius Hermiae
440 - 523
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 552
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 553
Sergei Bulgakov
1871 - 1944
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 554
Al-Shahrastani
1086 - 1153
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 555
Eric Voegelin
1901 - 1985
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 556
Nicos Poulantzas
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 557
Manuel Chrysoloras
1355 - 1415
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 558
Contemporaries
Among people born in 440, Ammonius Hermiae ranks 5. Before him are Pope Felix III, Childeric I, Euric, and Vakhtang I of Iberia. After him are Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, Shushanik, and Philoxenus of Mabbug. Among people deceased in 523, Ammonius Hermiae ranks 3. Before him are Pope Hormisdas, and Thrasamund. After him are Muryeong of Baekje, Dhu Nuwas, Euphemia, and Philoxenus of Mabbug.
Others Born in 440
Go to all RankingsPope Felix III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
440 - 492
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 1
Childeric I
POLITICIAN
440 - 481
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 2
Euric
POLITICIAN
440 - 484
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 3
Vakhtang I of Iberia
POLITICIAN
440 - 502
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 4
Ammonius Hermiae
PHILOSOPHER
440 - 523
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 5
Emperor Wu of Southern Qi
POLITICIAN
440 - 493
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 6
Shushanik
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
440 - 475
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 7
Philoxenus of Mabbug
WRITER
440 - 523
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 8
Others Deceased in 523
Go to all RankingsPope Hormisdas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
450 - 523
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 1
Thrasamund
POLITICIAN
450 - 523
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2
Ammonius Hermiae
PHILOSOPHER
440 - 523
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3
Muryeong of Baekje
POLITICIAN
462 - 523
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 4
Dhu Nuwas
POLITICIAN
450 - 523
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 5
Euphemia
POLITICIAN
500 - 523
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 6
Philoxenus of Mabbug
WRITER
440 - 523
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 7
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Ammonius Hermiae ranks 253 out of 642. Before him are Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Merytre-Hatshepsut (-1500), Youssef Chahine (1926), Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700), Nepherites II (-400), and Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928). After him are Samir Amin (1931), Narriman Sadek (1933), Achilles Tatius (200), Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444), Ahmose (-1504), and Ahmed Shawqi (1868).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Ungaretti
WRITER
1888 - 1970
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 247
Merytre-Hatshepsut
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1500 BC - 1425 BC
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 248
Youssef Chahine
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 249
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
POLITICIAN
700 - 716
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 250
Nepherites II
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 251
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 252
Ammonius Hermiae
PHILOSOPHER
440 - 523
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 253
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 254
Narriman Sadek
COMPANION
1933 - 2005
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 255
Achilles Tatius
WRITER
200 - 300
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 256
Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
444 - 454
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 257
Ahmose
POLITICIAN
1504 BC - 1492 BC
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 258
Ahmed Shawqi
WRITER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 259
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt
Among philosophers born in Egypt, Ammonius Hermiae ranks 13. Before him are Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), John Philoponus (490), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), and Valentinus (100). After him are Julius Pollux (200), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), Syrianus (400), Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), and Hermias (401).
Ammonius Saccas
175 - 242
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 7
Saadia Gaon
882 - 942
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 8
John Philoponus
490 - 570
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 9
Olympiodorus the Younger
495 - 570
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 10
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
796 - 859
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 11
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 12
Ammonius Hermiae
440 - 523
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 13
Julius Pollux
200 - 238
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 14
Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
832 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 15
Syrianus
400 - 437
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 16
Nasr Abu Zayd
1943 - 2010
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 17
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 18
Hermias
401 - 450
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 19