PHILOSOPHER

Bion of Borysthenes

325 BC - 246 BC

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Bion of Borysthenes (Greek: Βίων Βορυσθενίτης, gen.: Βίωνος; c. 325 – c. 250 BC) was a Greek philosopher. After being sold into slavery, and then released, he moved to Athens, where he studied in almost every school of philosophy. It is, however, for his Cynic-style diatribes that he is chiefly remembered. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bion of Borysthenes has received more than 62,509 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Bion of Borysthenes is the 565th most popular philosopher (down from 500th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 181st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ukrainian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 565 out of 1,267. Before him are Silvia Federici, John Austin, Liu Bowen, Tom Regan, Daisaku Ikeda, and Zoilus. After him are Alan Watts, Bernardino Telesio, Zaleucus, Arthur Danto, Usman dan Fodio, and Gersonides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 325 BC, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 2. Before him is King Zhaoxiang of Qin. After him are Gongsun Long, and Hermarchus. Among people deceased in 246 BC, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 4. Before him are Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Antiochus II Theos, and Marcus Atilius Regulus. After him is Berenice.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 210 out of 1,365. Before him are Michael of Chernigov (1185), Valentina Matviyenko (1949), Natalia Sedova (1882), Erwin Chargaff (1905), Angelica Balabanoff (1878), and Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny (1582). After him are Yaakov Dori (1899), Vladimir Korolenko (1853), Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836), Waldemar Haffkine (1860), Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1918), and Leonid Kogan (1924).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Ukraine

Among philosophers born in Ukraine, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 4. Before him are Nikolai Berdyaev (1874), Anacharsis (-700), and Lev Shestov (1866). After him are Zalmoxis (-713), Theophan Prokopovich (1681), Alexius Meinong (1853), Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841), Yuriy Drohobych (1450), Ber Borochov (1881), Hugo Kołłątaj (1750), and Georges Florovsky (1893).

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