PHILOSOPHER

Olympiodorus the Younger

495 - 570

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Olympiodorus the Younger (Greek: Ὀλυμπιόδωρος ὁ Νεώτερος; born c. 495–505, died after 565) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astrologer and teacher who lived in the early years of the Byzantine Empire, after Justinian's Decree of 529 AD which closed Plato's Academy in Athens and other pagan schools. Olympiodorus was the last pagan to maintain the Platonist tradition in Alexandria (see Alexandrian School); after his death the School passed into the hands of Christian Aristotelians, and was eventually moved to Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olympiodorus the Younger has received more than 90,678 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Olympiodorus the Younger is the 421st most popular philosopher (up from 662nd in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 293rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Olympiodorus the Younger ranks 421 out of 1,267. Before him are Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, John Philoponus, Bernard of Chartres, Alain de Benoist, Pavel Florensky, and Dong Zhongshu. After him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Adam Ferguson, Ge Hong, Adolf von Harnack, Pierre d'Ailly, and Bartolus de Saxoferrato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 495, Olympiodorus the Younger ranks 3. Before him are Chlodomer, and Amalasuntha. After him is Antonina. Among people deceased in 570, Olympiodorus the Younger ranks 3. Before him are Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and John Philoponus. After him are Gildas, Aregund, and Waldrada.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Olympiodorus the Younger ranks 196 out of 642. Before him are Merit-Ptah (-2700), Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420), Al-Adid (1149), Al-Maqrizi (1364), John Philoponus (490), and Al-Mutawakkil III (1500). After him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Dionysius Thrax (-170), Abdel Hakim Amer (1919), Farida of Egypt (1921), and Tetisheri (-1600).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Olympiodorus the Younger ranks 10. Before him are Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), and John Philoponus (490). After him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), Julius Pollux (200), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), and Syrianus (400).

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