PHILOSOPHER
Leo the Mathematician
790 - 900
Leo the Mathematician
Leo the Mathematician, the Grammarian or the Philosopher (‹See Tfd›Greek: Λέων ὁ Μαθηματικός or ὁ Φιλόσοφος, Léōn ho Mathēmatikós or ho Philósophos; c. 790 – after January 9, 869) was a Byzantine philosopher and logician associated with the Macedonian Renaissance and the end of the Second Byzantine Iconoclasm. His only preserved writings are some notes contained in manuscripts of Plato's dialogues. He has been called a "true Renaissance man" and "the cleverest man in Byzantium in the 9th century". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo the Mathematician has received more than 75,539 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo the Mathematician is the 661st most popular philosopher (down from 631st in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
76k
Page Views (PV)
56.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
6.41
Effective Languages (L*)
1.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Leo the Mathematician ranks 661 out of 1,267. Before him are Diodorus Cronus, Florian Znaniecki, Paul Virilio, Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, Svetozar Marković, and Cebes. After him are Gustavo Gutiérrez, Dignāga, Mario Bunge, Stein Rokkan, Alfred Schmidt, and Jaakko Hintikka.
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790 - 900
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 661
Gustavo Gutiérrez
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HPI: 56.84
Rank: 662
Dignāga
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HPI: 56.82
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HPI: 56.79
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Jaakko Hintikka
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HPI: 56.77
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 790, Leo the Mathematician ranks 7. Before him are Pope Gregory IV, Pope Leo IV, Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, Ramiro I of Asturias, Fatimah bint Musa, and Li He. After him are Berengar the Wise, Otfrid of Weissenburg, and Euphrosyne. Among people deceased in 900, Leo the Mathematician ranks 6. Before him are Pope John IX, Zwentibold, Ono no Komachi, Andal, and Almış. After him are Donald II of Scotland, Nennius, Björn at Haugi, 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Prosigoj, and Dicuil.
Others Born in 790
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Pope Gregory IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
790 - 844
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 1
Pope Leo IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
790 - 855
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 2
Íñigo Arista of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
790 - 852
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 3
Ramiro I of Asturias
POLITICIAN
790 - 850
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 4
Fatimah bint Musa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
790 - 816
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 5
Li He
WRITER
790 - 816
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 6
Leo the Mathematician
PHILOSOPHER
790 - 900
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 7
Berengar the Wise
NOBLEMAN
790 - 835
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8
Otfrid of Weissenburg
WRITER
790 - 875
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 9
Euphrosyne
POLITICIAN
790 - 840
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 900
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Pope John IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 - 900
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1
Zwentibold
POLITICIAN
870 - 900
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2
Ono no Komachi
WRITER
825 - 900
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3
Andal
WRITER
800 - 900
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 4
Almış
POLITICIAN
850 - 900
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5
Leo the Mathematician
PHILOSOPHER
790 - 900
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 6
Donald II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
900 - 900
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 7
Nennius
WRITER
800 - 900
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 8
Björn at Haugi
POLITICIAN
832 - 900
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 9
'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk
MATHEMATICIAN
800 - 900
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 10
Prosigoj
NOBLEMAN
800 - 900
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 11
Dicuil
WRITER
800 - 900
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 12
