PHILOSOPHER

Themistius

317 - 388

Photo of Themistius

Icon of person Themistius

Themistius (Ancient Greek: Θεμίστιος Themistios; 317 – c. 388 AD), nicknamed Euphrades (Εὐφραδής, "eloquent"), was a statesman, rhetorician and philosopher. He flourished in the reigns of Constantius II, Julian, Jovian, Valens, Gratian and Theodosius I, and he enjoyed the favour of all those emperors, notwithstanding their many differences and the fact that he himself was not a Christian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Themistius has received more than 138,004 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Themistius is the 487th most popular philosopher (down from 485th in 2019), the 381st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Themistius ranks 487 out of 1,267. Before him are Yan Hui, Madhvacharya, Agrippa the Skeptic, Yi Hwang, Norberto Bobbio, and Hegesias of Cyrene. After him are Ibn al-Rawandi, Anaxarchus, Murray Bookchin, Sivananda Saraswati, Carl Stumpf, and Karl-Otto Apel.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 317, Themistius ranks 2. Before him is Constantius II.  Among people deceased in 388, Themistius ranks 3. Before him are Magnus Maximus, and Shapur III. After him are Justina, Victor, and Flavius Bauto.

Others Born in 317

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 388

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Themistius ranks 381 out of 1,347. Before him are Symeon the New Theologian (949), Şehzade Ahmet (1466), Bâkî (1526), Kassia (810), Yeghishe Charents (1897), and Cüneyt Arkın (1937). After him are Missak Manouchian (1906), Autolycus of Pitane (-360), John Tzetzes (1110), Irene Doukaina (1066), Aelius Aristides (117), and Callippus (-370).

Others born in Türkiye

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Themistius ranks 30. Before him are Thrasymachus (-459), Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Eubulides (-500), and George Pachymeres (1242). After him are Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Alcidamas (-450), Bardaisan (154), Crates of Mallus (-200), and Diogenes of Oenoanda (200).

Turkish born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous