400 - 437
Syrianus (Ancient Greek: Συριανός, Syrianos; died c. 437 A.D.) was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, and head of Plato's Academy in Athens, succeeding his teacher Plutarch of Athens in 431/432 A.D. He is important as the teacher of Proclus, and, like Plutarch and Proclus, as a commentator on Plato and Aristotle. His best-known extant work is a commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Syrianus has received more than 61,822 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Syrianus is the 836th most popular philosopher (down from 834th in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 350th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Syrianus ranks 836 out of 1,081. Before him are Apollodorus the Epicurean, Alain Finkielkraut, Matthias Bel, Paul de Man, Thomas Arnold, and Alcidamas. After him are Albinus, Menedemus, Józef Maria Bocheński, Denis Pétau, F. H. Bradley, and Michael Dummett.
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 830
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 831
1684 - 1749
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 832
1919 - 1983
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 833
1795 - 1842
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 834
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 835
400 - 437
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 836
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 837
340 BC - 265 BC
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 838
1902 - 1995
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 839
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 840
1846 - 1924
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 841
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 842
Among people born in 400, Syrianus ranks 54. Before him are Victor, Mallobaudes, Varazdat, Respendial, Calcidius, and Arshak II. After him are Constans II, Kumaragupta I, Nemesius, Coelius Sedulius, Maruthas of Martyropolis, and Julius Obsequens. Among people deceased in 437, Syrianus ranks 1.
400 - 388
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 48
400 - 400
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 49
400 - 400
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 50
400 - 500
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 51
400 - 500
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 52
400 - 360
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 53
400 - 437
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 54
400 - 411
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 55
400 - 455
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 56
400 - 500
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 57
400 - 500
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 58
400 - 422
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 59
400 - 301
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 60
Among people born in Egypt, Syrianus ranks 355 out of 582. Before him are Cleomenes of Naucratis (-400), Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah (1096), Beketaten (-1400), Al-Musta'li (1076), Hazem El Beblawi (1936), and Sobekemsaf I (-1650). After him are Nebettawy (-1250), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Al-Musta'in (1390), Mohammed Hussein Heikal (1888), Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (1923), and Haim Saban (1944).
400 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 349
1096 - 1130
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 350
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 351
1076 - 1101
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 352
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 353
1650 BC - 1603 BC
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 354
400 - 437
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 355
1250 BC - 1250 BC
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 356
1924 - 2007
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 357
1390 - 1430
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 358
1888 - 1956
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 359
1923 - 2016
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 360
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 361
Among philosophers born in Egypt, Syrianus ranks 17. Before him are Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), Julius Pollux (200), and Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946). After him are Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Hermias (401), Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), Isidore of Alexandria (450), and Leila Ahmed (1940).
100 - 160
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 11
440 - 523
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 12
495 - 570
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 13
832 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 14
200 - 238
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 15
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 16
400 - 437
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 17
1943 - 2010
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 18
401 - 450
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 19
100 BC - 36
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 20
450 - 520
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 21
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 22