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Onesicritus

360 BC - 290 BC

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Onesicritus (Greek: Ὀνησίκριτος; c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC), a Greek historical writer and Cynic philosopher, who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns in Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Onesicritus has received more than 106,144 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Onesicritus is the 698th most popular philosopher (up from 746th in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Greece (up from 443rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.89

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  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Onesicritus ranks 698 out of 1,267. Before him are Mechthild of Magdeburg, Jerry Fodor, Francesco Algarotti, Helmuth Plessner, Chandrakirti, and Étienne-Gabriel Morelly. After him are Ludwig Klages, Pantaenus, Numenius of Apamea, Olaf Stapledon, Crantor, and Anne Conway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 360 BC, Onesicritus ranks 5. Before him are Callisthenes, Aristoxenus, Arses of Persia, and Autolycus of Pitane. After him is Dionysius of Heraclea. Among people deceased in 290 BC, Onesicritus ranks 4. Before him are Megasthenes, Autolycus of Pitane, and Dicaearchus. After him is Neoptolemus II of Epirus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Onesicritus ranks 407 out of 1,024. Before him are Polykleitos the Younger (-400), Demades (-380), Alexios Komnenos (1106), Podalirius (null), Theodorus Gaza (1398), and Dimitrios Ioannidis (1923). After him are Joseph II of Constantinople (1360), Telesilla (-500), Agatharchus (-500), Phaedon Gizikis (1917), Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967), and Antalcidas (-500).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Onesicritus ranks 47. Before him are Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Zoilus (-400), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), and Cebes (-500). After him are Asclepigenia (400), Hermarchus (-325), Metrocles (-400), Glaucon (-445), Metrodorus of Chios (-500), and Menedemus (-340).

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