PHILOSOPHER

Philo of Larissa

145 BC - 79 BC

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Philo of Larissa (Greek: Φίλων ὁ Λαρισσαῖος Philon ho Larissaios; 159/8–84/3 BC) was a Greek philosopher. It is very probable that his actual name was Philio - with a second iota. He was a pupil of Clitomachus, whom he succeeded as head of the Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philo of Larissa has received more than 95,021 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Philo of Larissa is the 507th most popular philosopher (up from 624th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Greece (up from 373rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.15

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Philo of Larissa ranks 507 out of 1,267. Before him are Dicaearchus, Yi I, Zhang Daoling, Karl Löwith, Guillaume Budé, and Antony Flew. After him are Alasdair MacIntyre, Nezahualcoyotl, Shantideva, Yuri Lotman, Rodolphus Agricola, and Thomas Nagel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 145 BC, Philo of Larissa ranks 2. Before him is Sima Qian.  Among people deceased in 79 BC, Philo of Larissa ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philo of Larissa ranks 305 out of 1,024. Before him are Anaxarchus (-380), Timoleon (-411), Anaxandridas II (-565), Ali Rıza Efendi (1839), Theramenes (-450), and Lucas Papademos (1947). After him are Aglaonice (null), Dinocrates (-400), Yanni (1954), Terpander (-712), Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (1876), and Aristides of Athens (150).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Philo of Larissa ranks 40. Before him are Archelaus (-500), Timon of Phlius (-320), Phaedo of Elis (-401), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Aristo of Chios (-300), and Anaxarchus (-380). After him are Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Zoilus (-400), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), and Cebes (-500).

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