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PHILOSOPHER

Metrodorus of Chios

500 BC - 400 BC

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Metrodorus of Chios (Greek: Μητρόδωρος ὁ Χῖος; fl. 4th century BC) was a Greek philosopher, belonging to the school of Democritus, and an important forerunner of Epicurus. Metrodorus was a pupil of Nessus of Chios, or, as some accounts prefer, of Democritus himself. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Metrodorus of Chios has received more than 29,156 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Metrodorus of Chios is the 799th most popular philosopher, the 472nd most popular biography from Greece and the 53rd most popular Greek Philosopher.

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  • 53.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 799 out of 1,081. Before him are Michel Henry, Herman of Carinthia, Péter Pázmány, Emer de Vattel, Cheng Hao, and Anne Conway. After him are Louis Lavelle, Mortimer J. Adler, Hans Albert, David the Invincible, Ferdinand Christian Baur, and Anandamayi Ma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 62. Before him are Chabrias, Lamachus, Hyperbolus, Musaeus of Athens, Li Kui, and Pausanias of Macedon. After him are Thrasybulus of Syracuse, Praxilla, Sophron, Timon of Athens, Jason of Pherae, and Stateira. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 26. Before him are Gan De, Erinna, Euphranor, Li Kui, Echion, and Pythias. After him are Gaius Licinius Stolo, Aeneas Tacticus, Philinna, Diphilus, Cersobleptes, and Ecphantus the Pythagorean.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 472 out of 936. Before him are Georgios Tsolakoglou (1886), Theodoros Pangalos (1878), Glaucias of Taulantii (-335), Damaskinos of Athens (1891), Archidamus IV (-400), and Posidippus (-310). After him are Patrona Halil (1690), Neferkara I (-2780), Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945), Peter the Patrician (500), Eurycratides (-600), and Agesilaus I (null).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 53. Before him are Asclepigenia (400), Hecataeus of Abdera (-400), Onesicritus (-360), Glaucon (-445), Musaeus of Athens (-500), and George of Trebizond (1395). After him are Apollodorus the Epicurean (-150), Menedemus (-340), Arethas of Caesarea (860), Cineas (-400), Phaenias of Eresus (-400), and Dimitri Kitsikis (1935).

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