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PHILOSOPHER

Hermias

401 - 450

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Hermias (; Greek: Ἑρμείας Hermeias) was a Neoplatonist philosopher who was born in Alexandria c. 410 AD. He went to Athens and studied philosophy under Syrianus. He married Aedesia, who was a relative of Syrianus, and who had originally been betrothed to Proclus, but Proclus broke the engagement off after receiving a divine warning. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermias has received more than 6,659 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermias is the 881st most popular philosopher, the 371st most popular biography from Egypt and the 19th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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  • 15

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  • 7.48

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  • 1.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hermias ranks 881 out of 1,081Before him are Charles Renouvier, Nasr Abu Zayd, Konstantin Leontiev, Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, James Mark Baldwin, and Simón Rodríguez. After him are Robert Anton Wilson, J. M. E. McTaggart, Hugo Kołłątaj, Samuel Clarke, Nemesius, and Zacharias Rhetor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 401, Hermias ranks 9Before him are Aelia Eudocia, Buddhaghosa, Emperor Ankō, Stobaeus, Mamertus, and Barsanuphius. After him are Hilary of Arles, Nechtan Morbet, and Palladius. Among people deceased in 450, Hermias ranks 9Before him are Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Julia of Corsica, Peter Chrysologus, Sozomen, Vincent of Lérins, and Petronius of Bologna. After him are Koriun and Palladius.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Hermias ranks 371 out of 582Before him are Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Osorkon IV (-800), Lysandra (-300), Julian Fellowes (1949), and Bat Ye'or (1933). After him are Sayf ad-Din Inal (1380), Saad el-Shazly (1922), Anatolius of Laodicea (201), Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940), Khalid al-Islambouli (1955), and Mustafa Kamil Pasha (1874).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Hermias ranks 19Before him are Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), Julius Pollux (200), Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Syrianus (400), and Nasr Abu Zayd (1943). After him are Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), Isidore of Alexandria (450), and Leila Ahmed (1940).