PHILOSOPHER

David the Invincible

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David the Invincible or David the Philosopher was a neoplatonist philosopher of the 6th century. David was a pupil of Olympiodorus in Alexandria. His works, originally written in Greek, survive in medieval Armenian translation, and he was given the byname of "invincible" (Old Armenian: Անյաղթ, romanized: Anyałt’) in the Armenian tradition, which considers David himself an Armenian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David the Invincible has received more than 52,208 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). David the Invincible is the 719th most popular philosopher (up from 803rd in 2019).

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, David the Invincible ranks 719 out of 1,267. Before him are Clitomachus, Aedesia, Arnold Ruge, Fulbert of Chartres, Lie Yukou, and Gilbert Ryle. After him are John Cantius, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Émile Boutroux, Richard of Saint Victor, and Thomas Hill Green.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, David the Invincible ranks 40. Before him are Ceawlin of Wessex, Chilperic of Aquitaine, Hujr ibn Adi, Dervan, Walthari, and Chandrakirti. After him are Cunimund, Judoc, Emmeram of Regensburg, Yan Liben, Bhāskara I, and Audomar. Among people deceased in 600, David the Invincible ranks 12. Before him are Priscian, Leander of Seville, Sophia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Bharavi, and Hrólfr Kraki. After him are Vulca, Agathangelos, John the Lydian, Theodorus Lector, Hesychius of Miletus, and Vistahm.

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