480 - 550
Damascius (; Greek: Δαμάσκιος, c. 462 – after 538), known as "the last of the Athenian Neoplatonists," was the last scholarch of the neoplatonic Athenian school. He was one of the neoplatonic philosophers who left Athens after laws confirmed by emperor Justinian I forced the closure of the Athenian school in c. 529 AD. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Damascius has received more than 201,586 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Damascius is the 429th most popular philosopher (up from 440th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 47th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Syrian Philosopher.
Damascius was a philosopher who was the last of the pagan philosophers in ancient Greece. He was most famous for his work on the Platonic dialogues.
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Among philosophers, Damascius ranks 429 out of 1,081. Before him are Richard Avenarius, Franciscus Patricius, Emmanuel Mounier, Ge Hong, Michel de Certeau, and Étienne Gilson. After him are Eudemus of Rhodes, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Adolf von Harnack, Hans Reichenbach, Francisco Ferrer, and Pavel Florensky.
1843 - 1896
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 423
1529 - 1597
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 424
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 425
284 - 364
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 426
1925 - 1986
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 427
1884 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 428
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 429
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 430
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 431
1851 - 1930
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 432
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 433
1859 - 1909
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 434
1882 - 1937
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 435
Among people born in 480, Damascius ranks 7. Before him are Benedict of Nursia, Boethius, Gelimer, Pope Felix IV, Scholastica, and Theodahad. After him are Dignāga, Mark of Cornwall, Eutocius of Ascalon, and Maelgwn Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 550, Damascius ranks 3. Before him are Aryabhata and Cosmas Indicopleustes. After him is Buddhapālita.
480 - 543
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
480 - 525
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 2
480 - 553
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 3
480 - 530
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 4
480 - 547
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 5
480 - 536
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 6
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 7
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 8
480 - 555
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 9
480 - 600
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 10
480 - 547
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 11
476 - 550
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 1
600 - 550
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 2
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3
470 - 550
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 4
Among people born in Syria, Damascius ranks 52 out of 181. Before him are Al-Adil I (1145), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Andrew of Crete (660), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), and Julia Avita Mamaea (180). After him are Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Hazael (-900), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526), and Tuman bay II (1474).
1145 - 1218
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 46
1273 - 1331
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 47
660 - 740
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 48
310 - 390
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 49
560 - 638
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 50
180 - 235
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 51
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 52
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 53
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 54
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 55
1921 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 56
1526 - 1580
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 57
1474 - 1517
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 58
Among philosophers born in Syria, Damascius ranks 4. Before him are John of Damascus (676), Iamblichus (245), and Ibn al-Nafis (1212). After him are Numenius of Apamea (200) and Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899).
676 - 749
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 1
245 - 330
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 2
1212 - 1289
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 3
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 4
200 - 200
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 5
1899 - 1968
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 6