470 BC - 430 BC
Melissus of Samos (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melissus of Samos has received more than 73,095 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Melissus of Samos is the 211th most popular philosopher (up from 222nd in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Greece (up from 116th in 2019) and the 16th 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 211 out of 1,089. Before him are Ibn Tufail, Georgi Plekhanov, Bayazid Bastami, Benedetto Croce, Pelagius, and Muhammad Abduh. After him are Gabriel Marcel, Miguel de Unamuno, Swami Vivekananda, Paulo Freire, Bernard Bolzano, and Hasan al-Basri.
1110 - 1185
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 205
1856 - 1918
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 206
804 - 874
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 207
1866 - 1952
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 208
360 - 420
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 209
1849 - 1905
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 210
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 211
1889 - 1973
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 212
1864 - 1936
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 213
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 214
1921 - 1997
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 215
1781 - 1848
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 216
642 - 728
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 217
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: 95.16
Rank: 1
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 2
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 3
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 4
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 5
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 6
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 7
470 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 62.75
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470 BC - 445 BC
HPI: 61.47
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490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 84.62
Rank: 1
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 2
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 3
519 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 4
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 5
Among people born in Greece, Melissus of Samos ranks 110 out of 855. Before him are Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Phaedrus (-20), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Perseus of Macedon (-212), and Pope Eleutherius (171). After him are Philip V of Macedon (-238), Scopas (-395), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Hippias (-443), Ictinus (-500), and Diotima of Mantinea (-450).
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.34
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1872 - 1922
HPI: 75.30
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20 BC - 50
HPI: 75.25
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100 - 100
HPI: 75.23
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212 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 75.23
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171 - 189
HPI: 75.22
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470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 110
238 BC - 179 BC
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 111
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 75.14
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1864 - 1936
HPI: 75.11
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443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 114
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 115
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 116
Among philosophers born in Greece, Melissus of Samos ranks 16. Before him are Theophrastus (-371), Pyrrho (-365), Antisthenes (-445), Leucippus (-500), Isocrates (-436), and Clement of Alexandria (150). After him are Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Epimenides (-690), Cratylus (-500), and Apollodorus of Athens (-180).
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 10
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 11
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 12
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 13
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 14
150 - 215
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 15
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 16
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 17
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 18
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 19
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 20
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 21
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 22