PHILOSOPHER

Origen

185 - 254

Origen

Origen of Alexandria (c. 184 – 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 1,411,228 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 46th most popular philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Origen ranks 44 out of 1,005. Before him are Ludwig Wittgenstein, Thomas More, Michel Foucault, Maria Montessori, Al-Farabi, and Michel de Montaigne. After him are Al-Ghazali, John Amos Comenius, Hannah Arendt, Karl Popper, Parmenides, and Nasreddin.

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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.

Others Born in 185

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  • Origen

    185 - 254

    HPI: 79.16

    Rank: 1

  • Cao Zhen

    185 - Present

    HPI: 59.37

    Rank: 2

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Origen ranks 11 out of 432. Before him are Nefertiti (-1400), Akhenaten (-1400), Ptolemy (100), Hypatia (350), Yasser Arafat (1929), and Amenhotep III (-1403). After him are Hatshepsut (-1507), Joshua (-1355), Anthony the Great (251), Plotinus (203), Hosni Mubarak (1928), and Rudolf Hess (1894).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Origen ranks 1. After him are Plotinus (203), Arius (256), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), John Philoponus (490), and Valentinus (100).

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