PHILOSOPHER
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
Anaximander
Anaximander ( AN-ak-sih-MAN-dər; Greek: Ἀναξίμανδρος Anaximandros; c. 610 – c. 546 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia (in modern-day Turkey). He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded Thales and became the second master of that school where he counted Anaximenes and, arguably, Pythagoras amongst his pupils.Little of his life and work is known today. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anaximander has received more than 2,079,919 page views. His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2019). Anaximander is the 34th most popular philosopher (down from 33rd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 4th most popular Philosopher.
Anaximander is most famous for being the first person to propose that the earth was round.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
81.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
88
Languages Editions (L)
14.37
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Anaximanders by language
Over the past year Anaximander has had the most page views in the Spanish wikipedia edition with 282,395 views, followed by English (200,522), and Turkish (57,274). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Sardinian (119.76%), Belarusian (98.87%), and Sicilian (98.15%)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Anaximander ranks 34 out of 1,267. Before him are Thomas Hobbes, Al-Ghazali, Erasmus, Diogenes, Parmenides, and Baruch Spinoza. After him are Al-Farabi, Martin Heidegger, Maria Montessori, Plutarch, Søren Kierkegaard, and David Hume.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Thomas Hobbes
1588 - 1679
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 28
Al-Ghazali
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 29
Erasmus
1466 - 1536
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 30
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 31
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 32
Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 33
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 34
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 35
Martin Heidegger
1889 - 1976
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 36
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 37
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 38
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 39
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 40
Contemporaries
Among people born in 610 BC, Anaximander ranks 1. Among people deceased in 546 BC, Anaximander ranks 2. Before him is Thales of Miletus. After him is Croesus.
Others Born in 610 BC
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Thales of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 86.34
Rank: 1
Anaximander
PHILOSOPHER
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 2
Croesus
POLITICIAN
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 3
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Anaximander ranks 16 out of 1,347. Before him are Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Ahmed I (1590), Galen (129), Selim I (1470), Diogenes (-404), and Murad III (1546). After him are Saint Barbara (300), Strabo (-64), Murad IV (1612), Mehmed III (1566), Murad I (1326), and Murad II (1404).
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Mehmed the Conqueror
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1481
HPI: 82.34
Rank: 10
Ahmed I
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1617
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 11
Galen
PHYSICIAN
129 - 215
HPI: 82.12
Rank: 12
Selim I
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1520
HPI: 82.12
Rank: 13
Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 14
Murad III
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 15
Anaximander
PHILOSOPHER
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 16
Saint Barbara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 306
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 17
Strabo
GEOGRAPHER
64 BC - 23
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 18
Murad IV
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1640
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 19
Mehmed III
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1603
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 20
Murad I
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1389
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 21
Murad II
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 22
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye
Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Anaximander ranks 4. Before him are Heraclitus (-535), Thales of Miletus (-623), and Diogenes (-404). After him are Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Leucippus (-500), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Chrysippus (-281).
Heraclitus
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 86.35
Rank: 1
Thales of Miletus
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 86.34
Rank: 2
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 3
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 4
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 5
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 6
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 7
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 8
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 9
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 12
