PHILOSOPHER

Speusippus

407 BC - 339 BC

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Speusippus (; Ancient Greek: Σπεύσιππος; c. 408 – 339/8 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Speusippus was Plato's nephew by his sister Potone. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Speusippus has received more than 152,286 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Speusippus is the 260th most popular philosopher (up from 306th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Greece (up from 179th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Greek Philosopher.

Speusippus was most famous for his work in mathematics and philosophy. He was the head of Plato's Academy after Plato's death.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Speusippus ranks 260 out of 1,267. Before him are Georges Sorel, Hugh of Saint Victor, Anacharsis, Isaiah Berlin, Shen Kuo, and William Godwin. After him are Ibn al-Nafis, Nicole Oresme, Hans Jonas, Ammonius Saccas, Jerome of Prague, and Raymond Aron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 407 BC, Speusippus ranks 1. After him is Eurydice I of Macedon. Among people deceased in 339 BC, Speusippus ranks 1. After him are Ateas, and Lanike.

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    Speusippus

    PHILOSOPHER

    407 BC - 339 BC

    HPI: 65.74

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Ateas

    Ateas

    POLITICIAN

    420 BC - 339 BC

    HPI: 55.15

    Rank: 2

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    Lanike

    NOBLEMAN

    380 BC - 339 BC

    HPI: 43.38

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Speusippus ranks 150 out of 1,024. Before him are Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), and Djemal Pasha (1872). After him are Agesilaus II (-444), Lysander (-401), Panaetius (-185), Epimenides (-690), Pausanias (null), and Desmond Doss (1919).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Speusippus ranks 23. Before him are Melissus of Samos (-470), Cratylus (-500), Prodicus (-460), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), and Andronicus of Rhodes (-100). After him are Panaetius (-185), Epimenides (-690), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), and Crates of Thebes (-365).

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