PHILOSOPHER

Isidore of Alexandria

450 - 520

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Isidore of Alexandria also called Isidore of Gaza (; also Isidorus ; Greek: Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 450 – c. 520) was a Greek philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He lived in Athens and Alexandria toward the end of the 5th century AD. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isidore of Alexandria has received more than 59,058 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Isidore of Alexandria is the 1,002nd most popular philosopher (up from 1,049th in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 452nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 1,002 out of 1,267. Before him are Nana Asmaʼu, Thomas Arnold, Ram Dass, Seyla Benhabib, Jacob Taubes, and Jean François de Saint-Lambert. After him are Arulenus Rusticus, Tariq Ramadan, Amelius, Ogyū Sorai, Stanley Cavell, and Lon L. Fuller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 33. Before him are Mundus, Munjamyeong of Goguryeo, Asin of Baekje, Hermanafrid, Malchus, and Theodorus Lector. After him are Dares Phrygius, Gennadius of Massilia, Ida of Bernicia, Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, Drest I, and Pope John I of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 520, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 4. Before him are Zosimus, Vitalian, and Bertachar. After him is John of Cappadocia.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 447 out of 642. Before him are Zakaria Mohieddin (1918), Al-Mansur Abu Bakr (1321), Amasis Painter (-550), Yusuf Idris (1927), Essam El Hadary (1973), and Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria (200). After him are Georges Guétary (1915), Ali Gomaa (1952), Mahmoud El-Gohary (1938), Lajin (1300), Mahmoud El Khatib (1954), and Mohamed Atta (1968).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 20. Before him are Julius Pollux (200), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), Syrianus (400), Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), and Hermias (401). After him are Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), and Leila Ahmed (1940).

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