PHILOSOPHER

Metrodorus of Lampsacus

331 BC - 278 BC

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Metrodorus of Lampsacus (Greek: Μητρόδωρος Λαμψακηνός, Mētrodōros Lampsakēnos; 331/0–278/7 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Epicurean school. Although one of the four major proponents of Epicureanism, only fragments of his works remain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Metrodorus of Lampsacus has received more than 3,263 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Metrodorus of Lampsacus is the 527th most popular philosopher (up from 552nd in 2019), the 411th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 514th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Metrodorus of Lampsacus ranks 527 out of 1,267. Before him are Eduard Spranger, Émile Chartier, Shen Buhai, Henry Corbin, Hans Blumenberg, and Karl Leonhard Reinhold. After him are Georg Henrik von Wright, Abraham Isaac Kook, Zhou Dunyi, Hippo, Hans Vaihinger, and Saul Kripke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 331 BC, Metrodorus of Lampsacus ranks 1. After him is Neoptolemus II of Epirus. Among people deceased in 278 BC, Metrodorus of Lampsacus ranks 2. Before him is Qu Yuan. After him are Polyaenus of Lampsacus, and Zipoetes I of Bithynia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Metrodorus of Lampsacus ranks 411 out of 1,347. Before him are Pelagia (400), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Paisios of Mount Athos (1924), Prusias I of Bithynia (-300), Basil Zaharoff (1849), and Henri Verneuil (1920). After him are Barış Manço (1943), Parrhasius (-500), Joe Strummer (1952), Emine Erdoğan (1955), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), and E. M. Antoniadi (1870).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Metrodorus of Lampsacus ranks 31. Before him are Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Eubulides (-500), George Pachymeres (1242), and Themistius (317). After him are Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Alcidamas (-450), Bardaisan (154), Crates of Mallus (-200), Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), and Nausiphanes (-400).

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