PHILOSOPHER

Euclid of Megara

435 BC - 365 BC

Euclid of Megara

Euclid of Megara (; Greek: Εὐκλείδης Eucleides; 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 228,632 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Euclid of Megara is the 279th most popular philosopher (up from 353rd in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Greece (up from 205th in 2019) and the 27th 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.

Memorability Metrics

230k
Page Views (PV)
65.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
9.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Euclid of Megaras by language

Over the past year Euclid of Megara has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 23,355 views, followed by Spanish (17,447), and Russian (5,642). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (76.33%), Spanish (55.87%), and Occitan (52.27%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Euclid of Megara ranks 279 out of 1,267. Before him are Heraclides Ponticus, Alcmaeon of Croton, Antonio Negri, Pherecydes of Syros, Priscus, and Sri Aurobindo. After him are Celsus, Cleobulus, François Fénelon, Synesius, Bruno Bauer, and Bruno Latour.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Heraclides Ponticus
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 273
Alcmaeon of Croton
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 274
Antonio Negri
1933 - 2023
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 275
Pherecydes of Syros
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 276
Priscus
410 - 471
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 277
Sri Aurobindo
1872 - 1950
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 278
Euclid of Megara
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 279
Celsus
200 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 280
Cleobulus
590 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 281
François Fénelon
1651 - 1715
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 282
Synesius
370 - 413
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 283
Bruno Bauer
1809 - 1882
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 284
Bruno Latour
1947 - 2022
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 285

Contemporaries

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 are Ptolemy of Aloros, and Datames.