470 BC - 430 BC
Melissus of Samos (; Ancient Greek: Μέλισσος ὁ Σάμιος; fl. 5th century BC) was the third and last member of the ancient school of Eleatic philosophy, whose other members included Zeno and Parmenides. Little is known about his life, except that he was the commander of the Samian fleet in the Samian War. Melissus’ contribution to philosophy was a treatise of systematic arguments supporting Eleatic philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melissus of Samos has received more than 108,448 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Melissus of Samos is the 190th most popular philosopher (up from 211th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Greece (up from 110th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Greek Philosopher.
Melissus of Samos is most famous for his argument that if something is both finite and has an end, then it cannot be eternal.
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Among philosophers, Melissus of Samos ranks 190 out of 1,081. Before him are Hippasus, Han Fei, Jakob Böhme, Muhammad Abduh, Sextus Empiricus, and Athanasius Kircher. After him are Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Ernest Renan, Pierre Bayle, John Scotus Eriugena, Nicolas Malebranche, and Xun Kuang.
600 BC - 500 BC
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Rank: 184
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 185
1575 - 1624
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 186
1849 - 1905
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 187
160 - 210
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 188
1602 - 1680
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 189
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 190
500 - 510
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 191
1823 - 1892
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 192
1647 - 1706
HPI: 68.82
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810 - 877
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 194
1638 - 1715
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Rank: 195
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
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Among people born in 470 BC, Melissus of Samos ranks 5. Before him are Socrates, Aspasia, Mozi, and Philolaus. After him are Callicrates, Hippocrates of Chios, Achilles Painter, and Teres I. Among people deceased in 430 BC, Melissus of Samos ranks 3. Before him are Phidias and Empedocles. After him are Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus and Archelaus.
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
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470 BC - 400 BC
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Rank: 2
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
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470 BC - 390 BC
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470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.02
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470 BC - 420 BC
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470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 64.66
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470 BC - 425 BC
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470 BC - 445 BC
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490 BC - 430 BC
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490 BC - 430 BC
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470 BC - 430 BC
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519 BC - 430 BC
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500 BC - 430 BC
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Rank: 5
Among people born in Greece, Melissus of Samos ranks 99 out of 936. Before him are George II of Greece (1890), Oruç Reis (1473), Cimon (-510), Nestor (null), Irene Papas (1929), and Creon (null). After him are Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), Phryne (-371), Scopas (-395), and John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192).
1890 - 1947
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1473 - 1518
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510 BC - 450 BC
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1929 - 2022
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470 BC - 430 BC
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1902 - 1963
HPI: 68.74
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1590 - 1620
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1789 - 1848
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371 BC - 310 BC
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395 BC - 350 BC
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1192 - 1254
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Among philosophers born in Greece, Melissus of Samos ranks 17. Before him are Theophrastus (-371), Pyrrho (-365), Antisthenes (-445), Isocrates (-436), Clement of Alexandria (150), and Hippias (-443). After him are Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Cratylus (-500), Epimenides (-690), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), and Prodicus (-460).
371 BC - 287 BC
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Rank: 11
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 73.07
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445 BC - 365 BC
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436 BC - 338 BC
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150 - 215
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443 BC - 399 BC
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470 BC - 430 BC
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450 BC - 300 BC
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600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 67.36
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500 BC - Present
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690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
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180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 66.10
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460 BC - 380 BC
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