PHILOSOPHER

Origen

185 - 254

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Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Origen has received more than 3,009,252 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Origen is the 45th most popular philosopher (up from 46th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Origen is most famous for his allegorical interpretation of scripture.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 82.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Origen ranks 45 out of 1,267. Before him are Søren Kierkegaard, David Hume, Sun Tzu, Rajneesh, Laozi, and Empedocles. After him are Protagoras, Ludwig Wittgenstein, John Amos Comenius, Lucretius, Hannah Arendt, and Anaxagoras.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 185, Origen ranks 1. After him is Cao Zhen. Among people deceased in 254, Origen ranks 1. After him are Pope Lucius I, and Uranius.

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    Origen

    PHILOSOPHER

    185 - 254

    HPI: 82.98

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Cao Zhen

    Cao Zhen

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    185 - Present

    HPI: 65.48

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 254

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    Origen

    PHILOSOPHER

    185 - 254

    HPI: 82.98

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Pope Lucius I

    Pope Lucius I

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    200 - 254

    HPI: 78.83

    Rank: 2

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    Uranius

    POLITICIAN

    200 - 254

    HPI: 58.41

    Rank: 3

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Origen ranks 11 out of 642. Before him are Nefertiti (-1400), Ptolemy (100), Yasser Arafat (1929), Akhenaten (-1400), Hypatia (350), and Anthony the Great (251). After him are Joshua (-1355), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Hatshepsut (-1507), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Plotinus (203), and Anwar Sadat (1918).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Origen ranks 1. After him are Plotinus (203), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), John Philoponus (490), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), and Valentinus (100).

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