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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 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Crates of Mallus is the 529th most popular philosopher (down from 513th in 2019), the 504th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 474th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crates of Mallus ranks 529 out of 1,081Before him are Zaleucus, Al-Shahrastani, Al-Baydawi, Dharmakirti, Cesare Ripa, and Chaïm Perelman. After him are Georg Henrik von Wright, Marpa Lotsawa, Berengar of Tours, Charles W. Morris, Vilém Flusser, and Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Crates of Mallus ranks 19Before him are Antiochus X Eusebes, Mithridates V of Pontus, Simon Thassi, Aristobulus I, Leonidas of Rhodes, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus. After him are Jonathan Apphus, Bocchus I, Apollonius Molon, Phraates II, Seleucus V Philometor, and Kanada. Among people deceased in 145 BC, Crates of Mallus ranks 3Before him are Ptolemy VI Philometor and Alexander Balas.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Crates of Mallus ranks 504 out of 1,301Before him are Kemal Reis (1451), Ilona Zrínyi (1643), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), Bülent Ersoy (1952), Cornelia Salonina (300), and Quintus Smyrnaeus (400). After him are Soranus of Ephesus (98), Meletius of Antioch (400), Artabasdos (700), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), Pelagia (400), and Ardys of Lydia (-750).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Turkey

Among philosophers born in Turkey, Crates of Mallus ranks 31Before him are Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Eubulides (-500), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), George Pachymeres (1242), and Themistius (317). After him are Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), Barlaam of Seminara (1290), Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), Maximus Planudes (1260), Bardaisan (154), and Manuel Chrysoloras (1355).