203 - 270
Plotinus (; Greek: Πλωτῖνος, Plōtînos; c. 204/5 – 270 CE) was a philosopher in the Hellenistic tradition, born and raised in Roman Egypt. Plotinus is regarded by modern scholarship as the founder of Neoplatonism. His teacher was the self-taught philosopher Ammonius Saccas, who belonged to the Platonic tradition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Plotinus has received more than 1,169,567 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Plotinus is the 51st most popular philosopher, the 16th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 15th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
Plotinus is most famous for his work "Enneads," which is a collection of nine books that are organized into three groups. The first group is called "The One" and the second group is called "The Soul." The third group is called "The World." Plotinus argues that the world is a reflection of the soul, which is a reflection of the One.
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Among philosophers, Plotinus ranks 51 out of 1,089. Before him are Al-Farabi, Michel Foucault, Karl Popper, Protagoras, Hannah Arendt, and Henri Bergson. After him are Zeno of Elea, John Amos Comenius, Mikhail Bakunin, Lucretius, Empedocles, and Pliny the Elder.
872 - 951
HPI: 84.41
Rank: 45
1926 - 1984
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 46
1902 - 1994
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 47
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 48
1906 - 1975
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 49
1859 - 1941
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 50
203 - 270
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 51
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 83.73
Rank: 52
1592 - 1670
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 53
1814 - 1876
HPI: 83.25
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94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 55
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 56
23 - 79
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Among people born in 203, Plotinus ranks 1. After him is Elagabalus. Among people deceased in 270, Plotinus ranks 1. After him are Claudius Gothicus, Shapur I, Quintillus, Gregory Thaumaturgus, and Jungcheon of Goguryeo.
203 - 270
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210 - 270
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150 - 270
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220 - 270
HPI: 72.67
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213 - 270
HPI: 70.86
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224 - 270
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Among people born in Egypt, Plotinus ranks 16 out of 520. Before him are Hatshepsut (-1507), Joshua (-1355), Origen (185), Amenhotep III (-1403), Imhotep (-2800), and Hosni Mubarak (1928). After him are Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Anthony the Great (251), Anwar Sadat (1918), Rudolf Hess (1894), Catherine of Alexandria (287), and Ptolemy I Soter (-367).
1507 BC - 1458 BC
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1355 BC - 1245 BC
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185 - 254
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1403 BC - 1350 BC
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2800 BC - 2700 BC
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1928 - 2020
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203 - 270
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1918 - 1970
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251 - 356
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1918 - 1981
HPI: 82.94
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1894 - 1987
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287 - 305
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367 BC - 283 BC
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Among philosophers born in Egypt, Plotinus ranks 2. Before him are Origen (185). After him are Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), John Philoponus (490), Valentinus (100), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), and Olympiodorus the Younger (495).
185 - 254
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203 - 270
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295 - 373
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15 BC - 45
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160 - 210
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1849 - 1905
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175 - 242
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882 - 942
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490 - 570
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100 - 160
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796 - 859
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495 - 570
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