PHILOSOPHER
Persaeus
306 BC - 243 BC
Persaeus
Persaeus (Greek: Περσαῖος; 307/6–243 BC) of Citium, son of Demetrius, was a Greek Stoic philosopher, and a friend and favourite student of Zeno of Citium. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Persaeus has received more than 41,859 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Persaeus is the 980th most popular philosopher (down from 976th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 35th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cypriot Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
51.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.79
Effective Languages (L*)
1.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Persaeus ranks 980 out of 1,267. Before him are Samuel Clarke, Yun Hyu, Ernest Nagel, Olof Celsius, Guillaume Faye, and Wilfrid Sellars. After him are Anna Kingsford, Ivan Aksakov, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, J. M. E. McTaggart, Wei Yuan, and Achille Mbembe.
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Samuel Clarke
1675 - 1729
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 974
Yun Hyu
1617 - 1680
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 975
Ernest Nagel
1901 - 1985
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 976
Olof Celsius
1670 - 1756
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 977
Guillaume Faye
1949 - 2019
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 978
Wilfrid Sellars
1912 - 1989
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 979
Persaeus
306 BC - 243 BC
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 980
Anna Kingsford
1846 - 1888
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 981
Ivan Aksakov
1823 - 1886
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 982
Gottlob Ernst Schulze
1761 - 1833
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 983
J. M. E. McTaggart
1866 - 1925
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 984
Wei Yuan
1794 - 1857
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 985
Achille Mbembe
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 986
Contemporaries
Among people born in 306 BC, Persaeus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 243 BC, Persaeus ranks 2. Before him is Tiberius Coruncanius.
Others Born in 306 BC
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Tiberius Coruncanius
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 243 BC
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1
Persaeus
PHILOSOPHER
306 BC - 243 BC
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 2
In Cyprus
Among people born in Cyprus, Persaeus ranks 34 out of 77. Before him are Peter II of Cyprus (1354), Chrysostomos II of Cyprus (1941), Amalric, Lord of Tyre (1272), Kâmil Pasha (1833), Fazıl Küçük (1906), and Constantine II, King of Armenia (1300). After him are Hugh IV of Cyprus (1294), Hugh II of Cyprus (1252), Nikos Christodoulides (1973), Gregory II of Constantinople (1241), Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon (1273), and Androulla Vassiliou (1943).
Others born in Cyprus
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Peter II of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1382
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 28
Chrysostomos II of Cyprus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2022
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 29
Amalric, Lord of Tyre
NOBLEMAN
1272 - 1310
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 30
Kâmil Pasha
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1913
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 31
Fazıl Küçük
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1984
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 32
Constantine II, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1344
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 33
Persaeus
PHILOSOPHER
306 BC - 243 BC
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 34
Hugh IV of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1294 - 1359
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 35
Hugh II of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1252 - 1267
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 36
Nikos Christodoulides
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 37
Gregory II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1241 - 1290
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 38
Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon
1273 - 1322
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 39
Androulla Vassiliou
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 40
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Cyprus
Among philosophers born in Cyprus, Persaeus ranks 2. Before him are Zeno of Citium (-334).
