PHILOSOPHER

Damascius

480 - 550

Photo of Damascius

Icon of person Damascius

Damascius (; Ancient 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 220,989 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Damascius is the 393rd most popular philosopher (up from 429th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Syria (up from 52nd 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Damascius ranks 393 out of 1,267Before him are Mulla Sadra, Paul Tillich, Peter Singer, Étienne Gilson, Heinrich Rickert, and Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann. After him are Alain de Lille, Kapila, Étienne Cabet, Boetius of Dacia, Ahmad Sirhindi, and Henri-Frédéric Amiel.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 480, Damascius ranks 7Before him are Benedict of Nursia, Boethius, Gelimer, Pope Felix IV, Scholastica, and Theodahad. After him are Dignāga, Eutocius of Ascalon, Mark of Cornwall, and Maelgwn Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 550, Damascius ranks 2Before him is Aryabhata. After him are Cosmas Indicopleustes, Albinus of Angers, John Troglita, and Buddhapālita.

Others Born in 480

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 550

Go to all Rankings

In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Damascius ranks 51 out of 210Before him are Al-Dhahabi (1274), Tutush I (1066), Julia Soaemias (180), Andrew of Crete (660), Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), and Apollinaris of Laodicea (310). After him are Herodian (170), Tuman bay II (1474), Julia Maesa (165), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Farid al-Atrash (1910), and Amin al-Hafiz (1921).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Syria

Among philosophers born in Syria, Damascius ranks 4Before 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).