PHILOSOPHER

Zalmoxis

713 BC - Today

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Zalmoxis (Greek: Ζάλμοξις) also known as Salmoxis (Σάλμοξις), Zalmoxes (Ζάλμοξες), Zamolxis (Ζάμολξις), Samolxis (Σάμολξις), Zamolxes (Ζάμολξες), or Zamolxe (Ζάμολξε) is a divinity of the Getae and Dacians (a people of the lower Danube), mentioned by Herodotus in his Histories Book IV, 93–96, written before 425 BC. Said to have been so called from the bear's skin (ζάλμος) in which he was clothed as soon as he was born. According to Jordanes' Getica, he was a learned philosopher, before whom two other learned men existed, by the names of Zeuta and Deceneus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zalmoxis has received more than 567,510 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Zalmoxis is the 684th most popular philosopher (down from 645th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 258th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ukrainian Philosopher.

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  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zalmoxis ranks 684 out of 1,267. Before him are Amalric of Bena, Rudolph Goclenius, Anania Shirakatsi, Maximus of Tyre, Zhang Zai, and Johannes Sturm. After him are Alexander Zinoviev, Theophan Prokopovich, Georges Politzer, Pyotr Lavrov, Alvin Plantinga, and Hakuin Ekaku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 713 BC, Zalmoxis ranks 1. 

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    Zalmoxis

    PHILOSOPHER

    713 BC - Present

    HPI: 56.43

    Rank: 1

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Zalmoxis ranks 287 out of 1,365. Before him are Rinat Akhmetov (1966), Efim Bogoljubov (1889), Efim Geller (1925), Boris Lyatoshinsky (1894), Irina Press (1939), and Olena Zelenska (1978). After him are Theophan Prokopovich (1681), David Riazanov (1870), Vasyl Sukhomlynsky (1918), Shaul Tchernichovsky (1875), Maxim Berezovsky (1745), and Sholem Schwarzbard (1886).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Ukraine

Among philosophers born in Ukraine, Zalmoxis ranks 5. Before him are Nikolai Berdyaev (1874), Anacharsis (-700), Lev Shestov (1866), and Bion of Borysthenes (-325). After him are Theophan Prokopovich (1681), Alexius Meinong (1853), Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841), Yuriy Drohobych (1450), Ber Borochov (1881), Hugo Kołłątaj (1750), and Georges Florovsky (1893).

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