PHILOSOPHER

Michael Psellos

1018 - 1078

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Michael Psellos or Psellus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Ψελλός, romanized: Michaḗl Psellós, Byzantine Greek: [mixaˈil pseˈlːos]) was a Byzantine Greek monk, savant, writer, philosopher, imperial courtier, historian and music theorist. He was born in 1017 or 1018, and is believed to have died in 1078, although it has also been maintained that he remained alive until 1096. He served as a high ranking courtier and advisor to several Byzantine emperors and was instrumental in the re-positioning of power of those emperors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Psellos has received more than 209,596 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Michael Psellos is the 244th most popular philosopher (down from 231st in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 220th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Philosopher.

Michael Psellos was a Byzantine historian and philosopher. He is most famous for his Chronographia, a history of the Byzantine Empire.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Michael Psellos ranks 244 out of 1,267. Before him are Chilon of Sparta, Apollodorus of Athens, Milarepa, Ivan Illich, Ernst Bloch, and Orosius. After him are Theano, Iamblichus, Miskawayh, Andronicus of Rhodes, Guy Debord, and Pelagius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1018, Michael Psellos ranks 4. Before him are Nizam al-Mulk, Harthacnut, and Pope Victor II. After him are Bagrat IV of Georgia, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, Sophie, Countess of Bar, and Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1078, Michael Psellos ranks 1. After him are Iziaslav I of Kiev, Peter I, Count of Savoy, Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia, Roussel de Bailleul, Richard I of Capua, Henry II, Count of Louvain, and Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castile.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Michael Psellos ranks 207 out of 1,347. Before him are Cleanthes (-330), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Saint Timothy (17), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Sultan Cem (1459), and Theophanu (960). After him are Elia Kazan (1909), Celâl Bayar (1883), Adnan Menderes (1899), Romanos III Argyros (968), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), and Herophilos (-335).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Michael Psellos ranks 19. Before him are Proclus (412), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Bias of Priene (-600), Arcesilaus (-315), Xenocrates (-396), and Cleanthes (-330). After him are Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Priscus (410), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Thrasymachus (-459), and Strato of Lampsacus (-335).

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