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Philolaus

470 BC - 390 BC

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Philolaus (; Ancient Greek: Φιλόλαος, Philólaos; c. 470 – c. 385 BC) was a Greek Pythagorean and pre-Socratic philosopher. He was born in a Greek colony in Italy and migrated to Greece. Philolaus has been called one of three most prominent figures in the Pythagorean tradition and the most outstanding figure in the Pythagorean school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philolaus has received more than 285,634 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Philolaus is the 53rd most popular mathematician (down from 51st in 2019), the 420th most popular biography from Italy (down from 419th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Mathematician.

Philolaus is most famous for his Pythagorean theorem.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Philolaus ranks 53 out of 1,004. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Brahmagupta, Sophie Germain, and Karl Weierstrass. After him are Marin Mersenne, Norbert Wiener, Claude Shannon, Gaspard Monge, Al-Battani, and Émilie du Châtelet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 470 BC, Philolaus ranks 4. Before him are Socrates, Aspasia, and Mozi. After him are Melissus of Samos, Callicrates, Hippocrates of Chios, Achilles Painter, and Teres I. Among people deceased in 390 BC, Philolaus ranks 1. After him are Brennus, Conon, and Amadocus I.

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    Philolaus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    470 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 69.92

    Rank: 1

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    Brennus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 69.27

    Rank: 2

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    Conon

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    401 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 60.14

    Rank: 3

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    Amadocus I

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 49.83

    Rank: 4

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Philolaus ranks 420 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Anastasius I (340), Giovanni Falcone (1939), Pope Soter (120), Pope Clement III (1130), Vittorio De Sica (1901), and Pope Sergius I (650). After him are Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Geta (189), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Arturo Toscanini (1867), Louis II of Italy (825), and Poppaea Sabina (30).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Philolaus ranks 9. Before him are Luca Pacioli (1445), Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), and Archytas (-428). After him are Giuseppe Peano (1858), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), Lodovico Ferrari (1522), Aloysius Lilius (1510), Vincenzo Viviani (1622), and Scipione del Ferro (1465).

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