400 BC - 300 BC
Hecataeus of Abdera or of Teos (Greek: Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης; c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC), was a Greek historian who flourished in the 4th century BC. Though none of his works survive, his writings are attested by later authors in various fragments, in particular his Aegyptica, a work on the society and culture of the Egyptians, and his On the Hyperboreans. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hecataeus of Abdera has received more than 79,046 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hecataeus of Abdera is the 736th most popular philosopher (down from 724th in 2019), the 432nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Greek Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 736 out of 1,081. Before him are Zhang Zai, Henry of Ghent, Hermippus of Smyrna, Michel Marcel Navratil, Julius Pollux, and Albert of Saxony. After him are Arnold Ruge, Anniceris, John Cantius, Henry More, Paul de Lagarde, and Lucian Blaga.
1020 - 1077
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 730
1217 - 1293
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 731
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 732
1908 - 2001
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 733
200 - 238
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 734
1316 - 1390
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 735
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 736
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 737
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 738
1390 - 1473
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 739
1614 - 1687
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 740
1827 - 1891
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 741
1895 - 1961
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 742
Among people born in 400 BC, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 52. Before him are Aeacides of Epirus, Gan De, Erinna, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, Leontion, and Cleitarchus. After him are Anniceris, Bryaxis, Crates of Athens, Alexander of Pherae, Crantor, and Antimachus. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 24. Before him are Aristyllus, Xanthippus of Carthage, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, Asclepiades of Samos, Cleitarchus, and Hermippus of Smyrna. After him are Publius Claudius Pulcher, Mithridates II of Pontus, Archidamus IV, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, Cephisodotus the Younger, and Anyte of Tegea.
400 BC - 313 BC
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 46
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 47
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 48
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 49
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 50
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 51
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 52
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 53
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 54
400 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 55
400 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 56
400 BC - 276 BC
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 57
400 BC - 348 BC
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 58
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 18
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 19
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 20
320 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 21
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 22
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 23
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 24
295 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 25
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 26
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 27
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 28
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 29
290 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 30
Among people born in Greece, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 432 out of 936. Before him are Tommy Lee (1962), Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (1954), Mentor of Rhodes (-380), Victorinus of Pettau (250), Dimitrios Loundras (1885), and Georgios Karaiskakis (1780). After him are Spyridon Samaras (1861), Manos Hatzidakis (1925), Nikolaos Plastiras (1883), Aristarchus of Thessalonica (5), Gylippus (-500), and Dimitrios Ioannidis (1923).
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 426
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 427
380 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 428
250 - 303
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 429
1885 - 1971
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 430
1780 - 1827
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 431
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 432
1861 - 1917
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 433
1925 - 1994
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 434
1883 - 1953
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 435
5 - 100
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 436
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 437
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 438
Among philosophers born in Greece, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 48. Before him are Polemon (-400), Philo of Larissa (-145), Zoilus (-400), Aristo of Chios (-300), Hermarchus (-325), and Asclepigenia (400). After him are Onesicritus (-360), Glaucon (-445), Musaeus of Athens (-500), George of Trebizond (1395), Metrodorus of Chios (-500), and Apollodorus the Epicurean (-150).
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 42
145 BC - 79 BC
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 43
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 44
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 45
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 46
400 - 500
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 47
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 48
360 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 49
445 BC - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 50
500 BC - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 51
1395 - 1472
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 52
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 53
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 54