PHILOSOPHER

Porphyry

233 - 305

Porphyry

Porphyry of Tyre (; Koinē Greek: Πορφύριος, romanized: Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. AD 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher. He wrote original works in the Greek language on a wide variety of topics, ranging from music theory to Homer to vegetarianism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Porphyry has received more than 100,399 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Porphyry is the 142nd most popular philosopher (up from 169th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Philosopher.

Porphyry is a type of igneous rock with a large percentage of crystals. It is most famous for being used in the construction of the Pantheon in Rome.

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71.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
10.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.01
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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Porphyry ranks 142 out of 1,267. Before him are Oswald Spengler, Duns Scotus, Martin Buber, Wilhelm Dilthey, Giambattista Vico, and Hans Kelsen. After him are Emanuel Swedenborg, Edith Stein, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Christian Wolff, Hippasus, and Max Stirner.

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Oswald Spengler
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 136
Duns Scotus
1265 - 1308
HPI: 71.59
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Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 138
Wilhelm Dilthey
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 139
Giambattista Vico
1668 - 1744
HPI: 71.34
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Hans Kelsen
1881 - 1973
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 141
Porphyry
233 - 305
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 142
Emanuel Swedenborg
1688 - 1772
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 143
Edith Stein
1891 - 1942
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 144
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
1714 - 1762
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 145
Christian Wolff
1679 - 1754
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 146
Hippasus
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 147
Max Stirner
1806 - 1856
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 148

Contemporaries

Among people born in 233, Porphyry ranks 1. After him is Chen Shou. Among people deceased in 305, Porphyry ranks 3. Before him are Catherine of Alexandria, and Agnes of Rome. After him are Januarius, Julian of Antioch, and Saint Alban.