PHILOSOPHER

Tertullian

155 - 220

Tertullian

Tertullian (; Latin: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c. 155 – c. 220 AD) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tertullian has received more than 2,253,217 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Tertullian is the 110th most popular philosopher (down from 92nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Tunisia and the most popular Tunisian Philosopher.

Tertullian is most famous for his work "Apology" in which he argues that Christians are not disloyal to the Roman Empire.

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2.3M
Page Views (PV)
73.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
8.39
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Tertullian ranks 110 out of 1,267. Before him are Roland Barthes, Meister Eckhart, Zhu Xi, Emil Cioran, Wilhelm von Humboldt, and Rudolf Christoph Eucken. After him are Gilles Deleuze, Bodhidharma, Antisthenes, William of Ockham, Henri de Saint-Simon, and Pyrrho.

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Roland Barthes
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HPI: 73.44
Rank: 104
Meister Eckhart
1260 - 1328
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 105
Zhu Xi
1130 - 1200
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 106
Emil Cioran
1911 - 1995
HPI: 73.16
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Wilhelm von Humboldt
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.16
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Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1846 - 1926
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 109
Tertullian
155 - 220
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 110
Gilles Deleuze
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 111
Bodhidharma
483 - 540
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 112
Antisthenes
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 73.01
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William of Ockham
1285 - 1347
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 114
Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 115
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 116

Contemporaries

Among people born in 155, Tertullian ranks 2. Before him is Cao Cao. After him are Cassius Dio, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, Xiahou Dun, and Pabag. Among people deceased in 220, Tertullian ranks 3. Before him are Cao Cao, and Guan Yu. After him are Xiahou Dun, Huang Zhong, Lü Meng, and Julius Paulus Prudentissimus.