1355 - 1452
Georgios Gemistos Plethon (Greek: Γεώργιος Γεμιστὸς Πλήθων; Latin: Georgius Gemistus Pletho c. 1355/1360 – 1452/1454), commonly known as Gemistos Plethon, was a Greek scholar and one of the most renowned philosophers of the late Byzantine era. He was a chief pioneer of the revival of Greek scholarship in Western Europe. As revealed in his last literary work, the Nomoi or Book of Laws, which he circulated only among close friends, he rejected Christianity in favour of a return to the worship of the classical Hellenic gods, mixed with ancient wisdom based on Zoroaster and the Magi.In 1438–1439 he reintroduced Plato's ideas to Western Europe during the Council of Florence, in a failed attempt to reconcile the East–West schism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gemistus Pletho has received more than 244,310 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Gemistus Pletho is the 320th most popular philosopher (down from 266th in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 255th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Gemistus Pletho was a Byzantine philosopher who promoted the idea of a return to paganism. He was also a teacher of emperor Manuel II Palaeologus.
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Among philosophers, Gemistus Pletho ranks 320 out of 1,081. Before him are Alfred Schütz, Thrasymachus, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Aenesidemus, Heraclides Ponticus, and Jean-Luc Nancy. After him are Alexandre Koyré, David Strauss, Moritz Schlick, Henri Lefebvre, Mazdak, and Ramanuja.
1899 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 314
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 315
1743 - 1819
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 316
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 317
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 318
1940 - 2021
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 319
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 320
1892 - 1964
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 321
1808 - 1874
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 322
1882 - 1936
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 323
1901 - 1991
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 324
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 325
1017 - 1137
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 326
Among people born in 1355, Gemistus Pletho ranks 1. After him are Mircea I of Wallachia, Gülçiçek Hatun, Konstantin Dejanović, Melchior Broederlam, Manuel Chrysoloras, Konrad von Jungingen, Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, Theodore I Palaiologos, Dorothea of Bulgaria, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, and Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1452, Gemistus Pletho ranks 2. Before him is Munjong of Joseon. After him are Švitrigaila and Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli.
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
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1355 - 1418
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2
1355 - 1389
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3
1355 - 1395
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 4
1355 - 1410
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 5
1355 - 1415
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 6
1355 - 1407
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 7
1355 - 1392
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8
1355 - 1407
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 9
1355 - 1390
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 10
1355 - 1397
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 11
1355 - 1416
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 12
1414 - 1452
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1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
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1370 - 1452
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3
1391 - 1452
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 4
Among people born in Turkey, Gemistus Pletho ranks 309 out of 1,301. Before him are Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Alexander Ypsilantis (1792), Thrasymachus (-459), Nebahat Çehre (1944), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), and Lydia of Thyatira (100). After him are Candaules (-800), Erasmus of Formia (300), Attalus III (-170), Libanius (314), Zosimus (460), and Fritigern (400).
36 BC - 29 BC
HPI: 63.46
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1792 - 1828
HPI: 63.41
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459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
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1944 - Present
HPI: 63.40
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385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 63.33
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100 - 100
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 308
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 309
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 310
300 - 303
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 311
170 BC - 133 BC
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 312
314 - 393
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 313
460 - 520
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 314
400 - 380
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 315
Among philosophers born in Turkey, Gemistus Pletho ranks 24. Before him are Xenocrates (-396), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Priscus (410), Cleanthes (-330), Thrasymachus (-459), and Heraclides Ponticus (-385). After him are Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Eubulides (-500), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), George Pachymeres (1242), and Themistius (317).
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 18
200 - 215
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 19
410 - 471
HPI: 64.61
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330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 21
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
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385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 23
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 24
335 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 25
1400 - 1473
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 26
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 27
1295 - 1360
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 28
1242 - 1310
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 29
317 - 388
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 30