370 - 413
Synesius of Cyrene (; Greek: Συνέσιος; c. 373 – c. 414) was a Greek bishop of Ptolemais in ancient Libya, a part of the Western Pentapolis of Cyrenaica after 410. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Synesius has received more than 164,636 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Synesius is the 288th most popular philosopher (up from 311th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Libya (up from 15th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Libyan Philosopher.
Synesius was a bishop of Ptolemais in the late 4th century. He is most famous for his work "On Providence" which he wrote in 374 AD.
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Among philosophers, Synesius ranks 288 out of 1,081. Before him are Anacharsis, A. S. Neill, Nicolai Hartmann, Félix Guattari, Roscellinus, and Ramana Maharshi. After him are Robert Nozick, Sri Aurobindo, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Jerome of Prague, Rudolf Otto, and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi.
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 282
1883 - 1973
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 283
1882 - 1950
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 284
1930 - 1992
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 285
1050 - 1121
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 286
1879 - 1950
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 287
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 288
1938 - 2002
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 289
1872 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 290
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 291
1379 - 1416
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 292
1869 - 1937
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 293
1149 - 1209
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 294
Among people born in 370, Synesius ranks 4. Before him are Pope Boniface I, Constantius III, and Pharamond. After him are Claudian, Macrobius, Sigeric, Isidore of Pelusium, and Atticus of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 413, Synesius ranks 2. Before him is Gwanggaeto the Great. After him are Kumārajīva, Prudentius, and Jovinus.
370 - 422
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 1
370 - 421
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 2
370 - 427
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 3
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 4
370 - 404
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 5
370 - 430
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 6
370 - 415
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 7
370 - 440
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 8
370 - 425
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 9
374 - 413
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2
343 - 413
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 3
348 - 413
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 4
310 - 413
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 5
Among people born in Libya, Synesius ranks 14 out of 64. Before him are Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Pope Victor I (100), Carneades (-214), and Khalifa Haftar (1943). After him are Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Lorenzo Bandini (1935), Theodorus of Cyrene (-465), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), and Arete of Cyrene (-400).
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 8
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 9
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
100 - 199
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 13
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 14
267 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 15
1935 - 1967
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
465 BC - 398 BC
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 17
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 18
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 19
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 20
Among philosophers born in Libya, Synesius ranks 3. Before him are Aristippus (-434) and Carneades (-214). After him are Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Anniceris (-400), and Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10).
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 2
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 3
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 4
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 5
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 6
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7
10 - 80
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 8