435 BC - 365 BC
Euclid of Megara (; also Euclides, Eucleides; Greek: Εὐκλείδης ὁ Μεγαρεύς; c. 435 – c. 365 BC) was a Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the Megarian school of philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Euclid of Megara has received more than 144,257 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Euclid of Megara is the 321st most popular philosopher (down from 272nd in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Greece (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Greek Philosopher.
Euclid of Megara is most famous for his book "Elements," which is a mathematical textbook that has been used by students for centuries.
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Among philosophers, Euclid of Megara ranks 321 out of 1,089. Before him are Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Francisco Suárez, and Thrasymachus. After him are Vyasa, Wang Yangming, Justus Lipsius, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Martianus Capella, and Heraclides Ponticus.
1743 - 1819
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 315
200 - 215
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 316
1646 - 1684
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 317
1155 - 1191
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 318
1548 - 1617
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 319
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 320
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 321
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 322
1472 - 1529
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 323
1547 - 1606
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 324
1240 - 1311
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 325
360 - 428
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 326
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 327
Among people born in 435 BC, Euclid of Megara ranks 1. After him are Evagoras I and Philoxenus of Cythera. Among people deceased in 365 BC, Euclid of Megara ranks 3. Before him are Antisthenes and Marcus Furius Camillus. After him is Ptolemy of Aloros.
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 1
435 BC - 374 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 2
435 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 3
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
446 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 2
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 3
450 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Euclid of Megara ranks 184 out of 855. Before him are Theophano (941), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Admetus (null), Agathias (536), Ephialtes (-590), and Gülnuş Sultan (1642). After him are Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Bacchylides (-490), Corinna (-501), Karolos Papoulias (1929), and Theopompus (-400).
941 - 976
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 178
133 - 190
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 179
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 180
536 - 582
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 181
590 BC - 461 BC
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 182
1642 - 1715
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 183
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 184
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 185
1907 - 1998
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 186
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 187
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 188
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 189
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 190
Among philosophers born in Greece, Euclid of Megara ranks 29. Before him are Speusippus (-407), Prodicus (-460), Panaetius (-185), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Aenesidemus (-80), and Andronicus of Rhodes (-100). After him are Crates of Thebes (-365), Timon of Phlius (-320), Cleobulus (-590), Stilpo (-359), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), and Phaedo of Elis (-401).
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 23
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 24
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 25
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 26
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 27
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 28
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 29
365 BC - 285 BC
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 30
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 31
590 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 32
359 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 33
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 34
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 35