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PHILOSOPHER

Clitomachus

187 BC - 110 BC

Clitomachus

Clitomachus or Cleitomachus (Greek: Κλειτόμαχος, Kleitómakhos; 187/6–110/9 BC) was a Greek philosopher, originally from Carthage, who came to Athens in 163/2 BC and studied philosophy under Carneades. He became head of the Academy around 127/6 BC. He was an Academic skeptic like his master. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clitomachus has received more than 1,553 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Clitomachus is the 777th most popular philosopher (down from 756th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Tunisia and the 4th most popular Tunisian Philosopher.

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1.6k
Page Views (PV)
53.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.99
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Clitomachus ranks 777 out of 1,081. Before him are Glaucon, Domingo de Soto, Hakuin Ekaku, Donald Davidson, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, and Michael J. Sandel. After him are Joseph Albo, Raymond Williams, Hayashi Razan, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Yajnavalkya, and Rishabhanatha.

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Glaucon
445 BC - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 771
Domingo de Soto
1494 - 1560
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 772
Hakuin Ekaku
1686 - 1769
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 773
Donald Davidson
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 774
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
1672 - 1750
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 775
Michael J. Sandel
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 776
Clitomachus
187 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 777
Joseph Albo
1380 - 1444
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 778
Raymond Williams
1921 - 1988
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 779
Hayashi Razan
1583 - 1657
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 780
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 781
Yajnavalkya
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 782
Rishabhanatha
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 783

Contemporaries

Among people born in 187 BC, Clitomachus ranks 2. Before him is Demetrius I Soter. Among people deceased in 110 BC, Clitomachus ranks 4. Before him are Apollodorus of Athens, Panaetius, and Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi. After him is Sima Tan.