PHILOSOPHER

Epicurus

341 BC - 269 BC

Epicurus

Epicurus (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκουρος, romanized: Epíkouros; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, and possibly the Cynics, he turned against the Platonism of his day and established his own school, known as "the Garden", in Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Epicurus has received more than 1,934,098 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 22nd most popular philosopher.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 84

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Epicurus ranks 21 out of 1,005. Before him are Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, Baruch Spinoza, Seneca the Younger, and Montesquieu. After him are Thomas Hobbes, Arthur Schopenhauer, Heraclitus, Erasmus, Thales of Miletus, and Friedrich Engels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 341 BC, Epicurus ranks 1. After him is Emperor Kōrei. Among people deceased in 269 BC, Epicurus ranks 1. After him is Strato of Lampsacus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Epicurus ranks 8 out of 698. Before him are Plato (-427), Aristotle (-384), Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), and Hippocrates (-460). After him are Sophocles (-497), Spartacus (-109), Pericles (-494), El Greco (1541), Aeschylus (-525), and Philip II of Macedon (-382).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Epicurus ranks 5. Before him are Plato (-427), Aristotle (-384), Socrates (-470), and Pythagoras (-570). After him are Democritus (-460), Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Theophrastus (-371), Gorgias (-483), Antisthenes (-445), and Pyrrho (-365).

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