PHILOSOPHER
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
500 - 510
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (or Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite) was a Greek author, Christian theologian and Neoplatonic philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, who wrote a set of works known as the Corpus Areopagiticum or Corpus Dionysiacum. The author pseudepigraphically identifies himself in the corpus as "Dionysios", portraying himself as Dionysius the Areopagite, the Athenian convert of Paul the Apostle mentioned in Acts 17:34. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite has received more than 848,201 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is the 188th most popular philosopher (up from 202nd in 2019).
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is most famous for his book "The Divine Names and Mystical Theology."
Memorability Metrics
850k
Page Views (PV)
68.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
9.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ranks 188 out of 1,081. Before him are Han Fei, Jakob Böhme, Muhammad Abduh, Sextus Empiricus, Athanasius Kircher, and Melissus of Samos. After him are Ernest Renan, Pierre Bayle, John Scotus Eriugena, Nicolas Malebranche, Xun Kuang, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
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Han Fei
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 182
Jakob Böhme
1575 - 1624
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 183
Muhammad Abduh
1849 - 1905
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 184
Sextus Empiricus
160 - 210
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 185
Athanasius Kircher
1602 - 1680
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 186
Melissus of Samos
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 187
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
500 - 510
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 188
Ernest Renan
1823 - 1892
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 189
Pierre Bayle
1647 - 1706
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 190
John Scotus Eriugena
810 - 877
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 191
Nicolas Malebranche
1638 - 1715
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 192
Xun Kuang
313 BC - 238 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 193
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 194
Contemporaries
Among people born in 500, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ranks 3. Before him are Procopius and Theodora. After him are Totila, Pope Vigilius, Sigismund of Burgundy, Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Yazdegerd II, Ambrosius Aurelianus, and Ildico. Among people deceased in 510, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ranks 1. After him are Tato, Bisinus, Ghazar Parpetsi, and Drest Gurthinmoch.
Others Born in 500
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Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 1
Theodora
500 - 548
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 2
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
500 - 510
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 3
Totila
500 - 552
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 4
Pope Vigilius
500 - 555
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 5
Sigismund of Burgundy
500 - 524
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6
Peroz I
500 - 484
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 7
Basiliscus
500 - 476
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 8
Nonnus
500 - 500
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 9
Yazdegerd II
500 - 457
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 10
Ambrosius Aurelianus
500 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 11
Ildico
500 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 510
Go to all RankingsPseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
500 - 510
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1
Tato
500 - 510
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 2
Bisinus
450 - 510
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 3
Ghazar Parpetsi
442 - 510
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 4
Drest Gurthinmoch
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 5
