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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 55,590 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Crantor is the 761st most popular philosopher (down from 710th in 2019), the 720th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 652nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crantor ranks 761 out of 1,081. Before him are Friedrich Pollock, Theodor Lessing, Luigi Guido Grandi, Bernard Williams, Dietrich von Hildebrand, and Stephen Toulmin. After him are Vazgen I, Kuno Fischer, François Bernier, Eric Hoffer, Melchor Cano, and Jacob Moleschott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Crantor ranks 57. Before him are Cleitarchus, Hecataeus of Abdera, Anniceris, Bryaxis, Crates of Athens, and Alexander of Pherae. After him are Antimachus, Ada of Caria, Taxiles, Lais of Hyccara, Publius Decius Mus, and Quintus Hortensius. Among people deceased in 276 BC, Crantor ranks 1. 

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    Crantor

    400 BC - 276 BC

    HPI: 53.94

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Crantor ranks 720 out of 1,301. Before him are Rauf Orbay (1881), Michael Choniates (1140), Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120), Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), and Modestus of Jerusalem (537). After him are Constantine Manasses (1130), Antimachus (-400), Leyla Gencer (1928), Tevfik Esenç (1904), Ada of Caria (-400), and Domitius Alexander (300).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Turkey

Among philosophers born in Turkey, Crantor ranks 42. Before him are Bardaisan (154), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Diodorus Cronus (-400), Nausiphanes (-400), John Argyropoulos (1415), and Maximus of Ephesus (310). After him are Nikephoros Blemmydes (1197), Cerinthus (100), Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904), Alcidamas (null), Albinus (100), and Zeno of Tarsus (-250).

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