PHILOSOPHER

Hermarchus

325 BC - 250 BC

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Hermarchus or Hermarch (Greek: Ἕρμαρχoς, Hermarkhos; c. 325-c. 250 BC), sometimes incorrectly written Hermachus (Greek: Ἕρμαχoς, Hermakhos), was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the disciple and successor of Epicurus as head of the school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermarchus has received more than 50,945 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Hermarchus is the 730th most popular philosopher (down from 706th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Greece (down from 415th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hermarchus ranks 730 out of 1,267. Before him are Richard of Saint Victor, Thomas Hill Green, Robert Filmer, Byung-Chul Han, Vazgen I, and Alexius Meinong. After him are Syrianus, Arnold Geulincx, Symon Budny, Denis de Rougemont, Hui Shi, and James Mark Baldwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 325 BC, Hermarchus ranks 4. Before him are King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Bion of Borysthenes, and Gongsun Long.  Among people deceased in 250 BC, Hermarchus ranks 9. Before him are King Xiaowen of Qin, Theodorus the Atheist, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Hieronymus of Cardia, Gongsun Long, and Herodas. After him are Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Demetrius the Fair, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, Magas of Cyrene, and Gaius Claudius Centho.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hermarchus ranks 426 out of 1,024. Before him are Michail Stasinopoulos (1903), Constantine Phaulkon (1647), Dexippus (210), Manolis Glezos (1922), Antonis Samaras (1951), and Costas Simitis (1936). After him are Agis I (-957), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Philotheus I of Constantinople (1300), Metrocles (-400), Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (1954), and Callimachus (-500).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Hermarchus ranks 49. Before him are Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Zoilus (-400), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), Cebes (-500), Onesicritus (-360), and Asclepigenia (400). After him are Metrocles (-400), Glaucon (-445), Metrodorus of Chios (-500), Menedemus (-340), Hecataeus of Abdera (-400), and George of Trebizond (1395).

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