PHILOSOPHER

Philodemus

110 BC - 35 BC

Philodemus

Philodemus of Gadara (Greek: Φιλόδημος ὁ Γαδαρεύς, Philodēmos, "love of the people"; c. 110 – prob. c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philodemus has received more than 82,814 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Philodemus is the 487th most popular philosopher (down from 460th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Jordanian Philosopher.

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68.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Philodemus ranks 487 out of 1,089. Before him are Gilbert Ryle, Karl Korsch, Chantal Mouffe, Ernst Troeltsch, Su Song, and André Gorz. After him are A. J. Ayer, Eduard Spranger, John Toland, Karl Löwith, Adam Ferguson, and Nezahualcoyotl.

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Gilbert Ryle
1900 - 1976
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 481
Karl Korsch
1886 - 1961
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 482
Chantal Mouffe
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 483
Ernst Troeltsch
1865 - 1923
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 484
Su Song
1020 - 1101
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 485
André Gorz
1923 - 2007
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 486
Philodemus
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 487
A. J. Ayer
1910 - 1989
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 488
Eduard Spranger
1882 - 1963
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 489
John Toland
1670 - 1722
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 490
Karl Löwith
1897 - 1973
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 491
Adam Ferguson
1723 - 1816
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 492
Nezahualcoyotl
1402 - 1472
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 493

Contemporaries

Among people born in 110 BC, Philodemus ranks 4. Before him are Hillel the Elder, Titus Pomponius Atticus, and Hyrcanus II. After him is Lucius Julius Caesar. Among people deceased in 35 BC, Philodemus ranks 2. Before him is Sextus Pompey. After him is Varro Atacinus.