PHILOSOPHER

Crates of Mallus

200 BC - 145 BC

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Crates of Mallus (Ancient 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 129,918 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 Turkish Philosopher.

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  • 2.30

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crates of Mallus ranks 607 out of 1,267. Before 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 22. Before 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 3. Before 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 1,347. Before 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).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Crates of Mallus ranks 35. Before 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).

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