PHILOSOPHER

Crates of Mallus

200 BC - 145 BC

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Crates of Mallus (Greek: Κράτης ὁ Μαλλώτης, Krátēs ho Mallṓtēs; fl. 2nd century BC) was a Greek grammarian and Stoic philosopher, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum. He was described as the Crates from Mallus to distinguish him from other philosophers by the same name. His chief work was a critical and exegetical commentary on Homer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Crates of Mallus has received more than 117,953 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Crates of Mallus is the 607th most popular philosopher (down from 529th in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 502nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Crates of Malluses by language

Over the past year Crates of Mallus has had the most page views in the with 15,476 views, followed by Spanish (3,309), and Russian (3,259). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Estonian (124.05%), Latin (68.24%), and Belarusian (53.57%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crates of Mallus ranks 607 out of 1,267Before him are Maurice Blondel, Hu Shih, Abhinavagupta, Paul Nizan, Peter Deunov, and Thomas Reid. After him are Al-Taftazani, Jean Hyppolite, Antonio Rosmini, Roman Ingarden, Constantin von Tischendorf, and R. G. Collingwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Crates of Mallus ranks 22Before him are Seleucus V Philometor, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Simon Thassi, Bocchus I, Leonidas of Rhodes, and Kanada. After him are Apollonius Molon, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Artabanus I of Parthia, Lucius Porcius Cato, Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, and Eunus. Among people deceased in 145 BC, Crates of Mallus ranks 3Before him are Ptolemy VI Philometor, and Alexander Balas.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Crates of Mallus ranks 471 out of 1,347Before him are Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond (1315), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), Eutychius of Constantinople (512), Manuel I of Trebizond (1218), and Édouard Balladur (1929). After him are Adamantios Korais (1748), Oribasius (325), Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Theodore Metochites (1270), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), and Yousuf Karsh (1908).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Crates of Mallus ranks 35Before him are George Pachymeres (1242), Themistius (317), Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Alcidamas (-450), and Bardaisan (154). After him are Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), Nausiphanes (-400), Maximus Planudes (1260), Diodorus Cronus (-400), Crantor (-400), and John Argyropoulos (1415).