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 922,374 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is the 237th most popular philosopher (down from 188th in 2019).
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is most famous for his book "The Divine Names and Mystical Theology."
Memorability Metrics
920k
Page Views (PV)
66.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
7.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ranks 237 out of 1,267. Before him are Roger Garaudy, Prodicus, Xenocrates, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Cleanthes, and Giorgio Agamben. After him are Chilon of Sparta, Apollodorus of Athens, Milarepa, Ivan Illich, Ernst Bloch, and Orosius.
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HPI: 66.66
Rank: 237
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HPI: 66.50
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HPI: 66.45
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 500, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ranks 4. Before him are Procopius, Theodora, and Totila. After him are Pope Vigilius, Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, and Gundobad. 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
HISTORIAN
500 - 560
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 1
Theodora
COMPANION
500 - 548
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 2
Totila
POLITICIAN
500 - 552
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 3
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 510
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 4
Pope Vigilius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 555
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5
Peroz I
POLITICIAN
500 - 484
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 6
Basiliscus
POLITICIAN
500 - 476
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 7
Nonnus
WRITER
500 - 500
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 8
Sigismund of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
500 - 524
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 9
Yazdegerd II
POLITICIAN
500 - 457
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 10
Ildico
COMPANION
500 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 11
Gundobad
POLITICIAN
500 - 516
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 510
Go to all RankingsPseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 510
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1
Tato
POLITICIAN
500 - 510
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2
Bisinus
POLITICIAN
450 - 510
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 3
Ghazar Parpetsi
HISTORIAN
442 - 510
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 4
Drest Gurthinmoch
POLITICIAN
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 5
