PHILOSOPHER

Pliny the Elder

23 - 79

Pliny the Elder

Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 – 79), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia (Natural History), which became an editorial model for encyclopedias. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pliny the Elder has received more than 3,713,522 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Pliny the Elder is the 62nd most popular philosopher (down from 57th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Italy (down from 94th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Philosopher.

Pliny the Elder is most famous for his work Naturalis Historia, which is an encyclopedia of knowledge about natural science and history.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pliny the Elder ranks 62 out of 1,081. Before him are Henri Bergson, Anaxagoras, Herbert Spencer, Mikhail Bakunin, Edmund Husserl, and Gorgias. After him are Ludwig Feuerbach, Peter Abelard, George Berkeley, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Arius, and Antonio Gramsci.

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Henri Bergson
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HPI: 78.41
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Herbert Spencer
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Mikhail Bakunin
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Edmund Husserl
1859 - 1938
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Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
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Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 77.31
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Ludwig Feuerbach
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Peter Abelard
1079 - 1142
HPI: 76.98
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George Berkeley
1685 - 1753
HPI: 76.98
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte
1762 - 1814
HPI: 76.97
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Arius
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Antonio Gramsci
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HPI: 76.84
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 23, Pliny the Elder ranks 1. After him is Alisha Lehmann. Among people deceased in 79, Pliny the Elder ranks 2. Before him is Vespasian. After him are Pope Linus, Aulus Caecina Alienus, and Drusilla.