PHILOSOPHER

Philo

15 BC - 45

Philo

Philo of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: Φίλων, romanized: Phílōn; Hebrew: יְדִידְיָה, romanized: Yəḏīḏyāh; c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE), also called Philō Judæus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. The only event in Philo's life that can be decisively dated is his representation of the Alexandrian Jews in a delegation to the Roman emperor Caligula in 40 CE following civil strife between the Jewish and Greek communities of Alexandria. Philo was a leading writer of the Hellenistic Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philo has received more than 1,424,842 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Philo is the 126th most popular philosopher (down from 108th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 40th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Philo was a Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the 1st century CE. He is most famous for his allegorical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible.

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1.4M
Page Views (PV)
72.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
9.46
Effective Languages (L*)
3.41
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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Philo ranks 126 out of 1,267. Before him are Tommaso Campanella, Mozi, Charles Fourier, John Venn, Ramon Llull, and Bonaventure. After him are Joseph Priestley, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Ernst Cassirer, Marsilio Ficino, Friedrich Fröbel, and Swami Vivekananda.

Others Born in 15 BC

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Germanicus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
15 BC - 19
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 1
Philo
PHILOSOPHER
15 BC - 45
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 2
Polemon II of Pontus
POLITICIAN
15 BC - 74
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 45

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Philo
PHILOSOPHER
15 BC - 45
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 1
Apion
WRITER
30 BC - 45
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 2

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Philo ranks 47 out of 642. Before him are Ramesses I (-1300), Cyril of Alexandria (376), Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), Ramesses III (-1217), and Thutmose I (-1600). After him are Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Farouk of Egypt (1920), Manetho (-201), Smenkhkare (-1400), Tiye (-1398), and Cleopatra I Syra (-204).

Others born in Egypt

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Ramesses I
NOBLEMAN
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 41
Cyril of Alexandria
PHYSICIAN
376 - 444
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 42
Ahmose I
POLITICIAN
1560 BC - 1525 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 43
Sneferu
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 44
Ramesses III
NOBLEMAN
1217 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 45
Thutmose I
POLITICIAN
1600 BC - 1493 BC
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 46
Philo
PHILOSOPHER
15 BC - 45
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 47
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
POLITICIAN
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 48
Farouk of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 49
Manetho
HISTORIAN
201 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Smenkhkare
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 51
Tiye
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 52
Cleopatra I Syra
POLITICIAN
204 BC - 176 BC
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 53