PHILOSOPHER

Crantor

400 BC - 276 BC

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Crantor of Soli (Greek: Κράντωρ, gen.: Κράντορος; died 276/5 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and member of the Old Academy who was the first philosopher to write commentaries on the works of Plato. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Crantor has received more than 59,222 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Crantor is the 703rd most popular philosopher (up from 761st in 2019), the 555th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 718th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 59k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crantor ranks 703 out of 1,267. Before him are Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, Onesicritus, Ludwig Klages, Pantaenus, Numenius of Apamea, and Olaf Stapledon. After him are Anne Conway, Eknath, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, Joseph Albo, Julien Benda, and Cristoforo Landino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Crantor ranks 50. Before him are Aeacides of Epirus, Aristyllus, King Xian of Zhou, Erinna, Gan De, and Polykleitos the Younger. After him are Gnaeus Flavius, Metrocles, Antimachus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, Publius Decius Mus, and Ada of Caria. Among people deceased in 276 BC, Crantor ranks 1. 

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    Crantor

    PHILOSOPHER

    400 BC - 276 BC

    HPI: 56.13

    Rank: 1

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Crantor ranks 555 out of 1,347. Before him are Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin (1857), Sittişah Hatun (1435), Arshile Gorky (1904), Sheikh Said (1864), Agathius (300), and Ivan Isakov (1894). After him are Devlet Bahçeli (1948), Darío Moreno (1921), Artaphernes (-600), Danishmend Gazi (1100), Annia Faustina (201), and Menander Protector (550).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Crantor ranks 40. Before him are Bardaisan (154), Crates of Mallus (-200), Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), Nausiphanes (-400), Maximus Planudes (1260), and Diodorus Cronus (-400). After him are John Argyropoulos (1415), Albinus (100), Maximus of Ephesus (310), Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904), Hermogenes of Tarsus (200), and Antipater of Tarsus (-300).

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