PHILOSOPHER

John Philoponus

490 - 570

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John Philoponus (Greek: ; Ἰωάννης ὁ Φιλόπονος, Ioánnis o Philóponos; c. 490 – c. 570), also known as John the Grammarian or John of Alexandria, was a Coptic Miaphysite philologist, Aristotelian commentator and Christian theologian from Alexandria, Byzantine Egypt, who authored a number of philosophical treatises and theological works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Philoponus has received more than 257,758 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). John Philoponus is the 416th most popular philosopher (down from 375th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

John Philoponus is most famous for his work on the Aristotelian theory of motion.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John Philoponus ranks 416 out of 1,267. Before him are Franciscus Patricius, Franz Rosenzweig, Eudemus of Rhodes, Buddhaghosa, Siger of Brabant, and Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais. After him are Bernard of Chartres, Alain de Benoist, Pavel Florensky, Dong Zhongshu, Olympiodorus the Younger, and Dhul-Nun al-Misri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490, John Philoponus ranks 6. Before him are Pope Silverius, Bumin Qaghan, Pope Agapetus I, Romanos the Melodist, and Simplicius of Cilicia. After him are John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, Urien, and Samson of Dol. Among people deceased in 570, John Philoponus ranks 2. Before him is Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib. After him are Olympiodorus the Younger, Gildas, Aregund, and Waldrada.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, John Philoponus ranks 194 out of 642. Before him are Abdel Halim Hafez (1929), Tewfik Pasha (1852), Merit-Ptah (-2700), Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420), Al-Adid (1149), and Al-Maqrizi (1364). After him are Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Dionysius Thrax (-170), and Abdel Hakim Amer (1919).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, John Philoponus ranks 9. Before him are Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), and Saadia Gaon (882). After him are Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), Julius Pollux (200), and Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832).

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