PHILOSOPHER

Crates of Thebes

365 BC - 285 BC

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Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope and the husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner as him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Crates of Thebes has received more than 271,533 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Crates of Thebes is the 291st most popular philosopher (up from 327th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 191st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Crates of Thebes is most famous for being the birthplace of Oedipus.

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crates of Thebes ranks 291 out of 1,267. Before him are Bruno Latour, Mazdak, Paramahansa Yogananda, G. E. Moore, Francisco Suárez, and Johann Reuchlin. After him are Roscellinus, Alain Badiou, Thomas Carlyle, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Alexander of Aphrodisias, and James Ussher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 365 BC, Crates of Thebes ranks 2. Before him is Pyrrho. After him are Philotas, and Pharnabazus III. Among people deceased in 285 BC, Crates of Thebes ranks 1. After him is Marcus Valerius Corvus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Crates of Thebes ranks 162 out of 1,024. Before him are Desmond Doss (1919), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), Aeschines (-389), and Cleon (-450). After him are Spyridon Louis (1873), Craterus (-370), Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), and Thaïs (-400).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Crates of Thebes ranks 29. Before him are Speusippus (-407), Panaetius (-185), Epimenides (-690), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), and Cleobulus (-590). After him are Aenesidemus (-80), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Stilpo (-359), Plutarch of Athens (350), Archelaus (-500), and Timon of Phlius (-320).

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