PHILOSOPHER

Hermippus of Smyrna

300 BC - 300 BC

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Hermippus of Smyrna (Greek: Ἕρμιππος ὁ Σμυρναῖος) was a Greek grammarian and peripatetic philosopher, surnamed by the ancient writers the Callimachian (Greek: ό Καλλιμάχειος), from which it may be inferred that he was a disciple of Callimachus about the middle of the 3rd century BC, while the fact of his having written about the life of Chrysippus proves that he lived to about the end of the century. His writings seem to have been of very great importance and value. They are repeatedly referred to by the ancient writers, under many titles, of which, however, most, if not all, seem to have been chapters of his great biographical work, which is often quoted under the title of Lives (Bioi). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermippus of Smyrna has received more than 36,545 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermippus of Smyrna is the 830th most popular philosopher (down from 732nd in 2019).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hermippus of Smyrna ranks 830 out of 1,267Before him are John Italus, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Karel Kosík, Favorinus, Aleksey Khomyakov, and George of Trebizond. After him are Susanne Langer, Wonhyo, Anathon Aall, Yuriy Drohobych, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, and Porcia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Hermippus of Smyrna ranks 43Before him are Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, Marcus Livius Salinator, Demetrius of Pharos, Olympias II of Epirus, and Lysandra. After him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, Laodice I, Hannibal Gisco, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Antipater of Tarsus. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Hermippus of Smyrna ranks 29Before him are Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, Hecataeus of Abdera, Olympias II of Epirus, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, Cleitarchus, and Lysandra. After him are Archidamus IV, Xanthippus of Carthage, Cephisodotus the Younger, Anyte of Tegea, Eudamidas III, and Cleombrotus II.

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