PHILOSOPHER

Clement of Alexandria

150 - 215

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Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 150 – c. 215 AD), was a Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria. Among his pupils were Origen and Alexander of Jerusalem. A convert to Christianity, he was an educated man who was familiar with classical Greek philosophy and literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clement of Alexandria has received more than 1,167,953 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Clement of Alexandria is the 153rd most popular philosopher (down from 141st in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Greece (down from 74th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Clement of Alexandria is most famous for his "Protrepticus" or "Exhortation to the Greeks," which is a letter to the Greeks, urging them to convert to Christianity.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Clement of Alexandria ranks 153 out of 1,267. Before him are Hippasus, Max Stirner, György Lukács, Louis Althusser, Adi Shankara, and Max Scheler. After him are Herbert Marcuse, Carl Schmitt, Friedrich Schleiermacher, John Rawls, Ferdinand Tönnies, and John Wycliffe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150, Clement of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Nagarjuna, and Shapur I. After him are Pope Zephyrinus, Clodius Albinus, Lucilla, Vologases IV, Zhang Zhongjing, Aristides of Athens, Dian Wei, Terentianus, and Gaius Fulvius Plautianus. Among people deceased in 215, Clement of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Galen. After him is Alexander of Aphrodisias.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Clement of Alexandria ranks 75 out of 1,024. Before him are Constantine I of Greece (1868), Peleus (null), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Nana Mouskouri (1934), Lysippos (-390), and Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620). After him are George II of Greece (1890), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Pope Dionysius (200), and Paul of Greece (1901).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Clement of Alexandria ranks 14. Before him are Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), Antisthenes (-445), Pyrrho (-365), and Isocrates (-436). After him are Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Melissus of Samos (-470), Cratylus (-500), Prodicus (-460), and Chilon of Sparta (-600).

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