PHILOSOPHER
Proclus
412 - 485
Proclus
Proclus Lycius (; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485), called Proclus the Successor (Greek: Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος, Próklos ho Diádokhos), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major classical philosophers of late antiquity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Proclus has received more than 567,678 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Proclus is the 176th most popular philosopher (up from 210th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 195th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Philosopher.
Proclus is most famous for his commentary on Plato's "Timaeus" and "Parmenides." He also wrote commentaries on Aristotle's "Physics" and "De Caelo" and the "Homeric Hymns."
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
69.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
10.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Proclus ranks 176 out of 1,267. Before him are Athanasius Kircher, Al-Ash'ari, Mikhail Bakhtin, Claude Adrien Helvétius, Xun Kuang, and Ernest Renan. After him are Karl Kautsky, Posidonius, Pierre Bayle, Paul Ricœur, José Ortega y Gasset, and Julien Offray de La Mettrie.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAthanasius Kircher
1602 - 1680
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 170
Al-Ash'ari
873 - 936
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 171
Mikhail Bakhtin
1895 - 1975
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 172
Claude Adrien Helvétius
1715 - 1771
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 173
Xun Kuang
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 174
Ernest Renan
1823 - 1892
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 175
Proclus
412 - 485
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 176
Karl Kautsky
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 177
Posidonius
135 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 178
Pierre Bayle
1647 - 1706
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 179
Paul Ricœur
1913 - 2005
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 180
José Ortega y Gasset
1883 - 1955
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 181
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
1709 - 1751
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 182
Contemporaries
Among people born in 412, Proclus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 485, Proclus ranks 1.
Others Born in 412
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Go to all RankingsIn Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Proclus ranks 137 out of 1,347. Before him are Stilicho (359), Simeon Stylites (389), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Apelles (-370), Arrian (89), and Maurice (539). After him are Fethullah Gülen (1941), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), Saint Nino (296), Al-Battani (858), Thecla (100), and Nikephoros II Phokas (912).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsStilicho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
359 - 408
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 131
Simeon Stylites
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
389 - 459
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 132
John VIII Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1392 - 1448
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 133
Apelles
PAINTER
370 BC - 306 BC
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 134
Arrian
HISTORIAN
89 - 175
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 135
Maurice
POLITICIAN
539 - 602
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 136
Proclus
PHILOSOPHER
412 - 485
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 137
Fethullah Gülen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 138
Alaeddin Pasha
POLITICIAN
1250 - 1330
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 139
Saint Nino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
296 - 335
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 140
Al-Battani
MATHEMATICIAN
858 - 929
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 141
Thecla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 142
Nikephoros II Phokas
POLITICIAN
912 - 969
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 143
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye
Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Proclus ranks 13. Before him are Xenophanes (-570), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Leucippus (-500), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Chrysippus (-281). After him are Apollonius of Tyana (15), Bias of Priene (-600), Arcesilaus (-315), Xenocrates (-396), Cleanthes (-330), and Michael Psellos (1018).
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 7
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 8
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 9
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 12
Proclus
412 - 485
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 13
Apollonius of Tyana
15 - 100
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 14
Bias of Priene
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 15
Arcesilaus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 16
Xenocrates
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 17
Cleanthes
330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 18
Michael Psellos
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 19