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PHILOSOPHER

Dicaearchus

350 BC - 290 BC

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Dicaearchus of Messana (; Greek: Δικαίαρχος Dikaiarkhos; c. 370/350 – c. post 323 BC), also written Dikaiarchos (), was a Greek philosopher, geographer and author. Dicaearchus was a student of Aristotle in the Lyceum. Very little of his work remains extant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dicaearchus has received more than 108,255 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Dicaearchus is the 467th most popular philosopher (up from 542nd in 2019), the 1,333rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,575th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Dicaearchus ranks 467 out of 1,081Before him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Leo Strauss, George Pachymeres, John Toland, Shantideva, and Stilpo. After him are Roger Scruton, Rodolphus Agricola, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Vittorino da Feltre, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Plutarch of Athens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Dicaearchus ranks 11Before him are Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, Timaeus, and Parysatis II. After him are Agis III, Archidamus III, Archestratus, Artakama, Cleomenes II, and Areus I. Among people deceased in 290 BC, Dicaearchus ranks 2Before him is Megasthenes. After him are Autolycus of Pitane and Onesicritus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dicaearchus ranks 1,333 out of 4,668Before him are Andreas Hofer (1767), Orcagna (1315), Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (1328), Gianni Morandi (1944), Andrea della Robbia (1435), and Carlo Rubbia (1934). After him are Bruttia Crispina (164), Irnerius (1050), Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679), Giovanni Papini (1881), Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466), and Giovanni Leone (1908).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Dicaearchus ranks 34Before him are Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313), Antonio Negri (1933), Lucilio Vanini (1585), Brunetto Latini (1220), and Norberto Bobbio (1909). After him are Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Thomas Cajetan (1469), Gaetano Mosca (1858), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), and Cesare Ripa (1555).