PHILOSOPHER

Philip of Opus

400 BC - 400 BC

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Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος) was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip of Opus has received more than 65,118 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Philip of Opus is the 779th most popular philosopher (up from 1,020th in 2019), the 2,314th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,130th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Philip of Opus ranks 779 out of 1,267Before him are Élisabeth Badinter, Albert of Saxony, Friedrich Pollock, Jean-Luc Marion, Hans Robert Jauss, and Charles Renouvier. After him are Henry More, Raymond Williams, Stephen Toulmin, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, and Peter John Olivi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Philip of Opus ranks 57Before him are Gnaeus Flavius, Metrocles, Antimachus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, Publius Decius Mus, and Ada of Caria. After him are Deidamia I of Epirus, Lais of Hyccara, Nicanor, Hecataeus of Abdera, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, and Khabash. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Philip of Opus ranks 24Before him are Cebes, Erinna, Pythias, Gan De, Antalcidas, and Metrodorus of Chios. After him are Li Kui, Gaius Licinius Stolo, Aeneas Tacticus, Axiothea of Phlius, Timarete, and Pamphilus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Philip of Opus ranks 2,314 out of 5,161Before him are Aristodemus of Cumae (-550), Masaniello (1620), Matteo Renzi (1975), Mauro Piacenza (1944), Nicola Salvi (1697), and Giampietrino (1495). After him are Amedeo Amadei (1921), Leonardo Donato (1536), Otto Orseolo (992), Alvise I Mocenigo (1507), Giovanni Pascoli (1855), and Luigi Luzzatti (1841).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Philip of Opus ranks 57Before him are Guarino da Verona (1374), Francesco Algarotti (1712), Pantaenus (200), Cristoforo Landino (1424), Paolo Sarpi (1552), and Luigi Guido Grandi (1671). After him are Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707), Vincenzo Gioberti (1801), John Italus (1025), Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672), Lanza del Vasto (1901), and Monimus (-400).