Diplomat

Megasthenes

350 BC - 290 BC

Megasthenes

Megasthenes (altgriechisch Μεγασθένης Megasthénēs; * um 350 v. Chr.; † um 290 v. Chr.) war ein antiker griechischer Diplomat, Geschichtsschreiber und Geograph. Er reiste als Gesandter ins indische Pataliputra, an den Hof König Chandraguptas, des ersten Herrschers des Maurya-Reichs, und verfasste unter dem Titel Indiká ein berühmtes historisch-ethnographisches Werk über Indien, das aber nur fragmentarisch erhalten ist. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

Seine Biografie ist in 42 verschiedenen Sprachen auf Wikipedia verfügbar (gestiegen von 40 im Jahr 2024). Megasthenes ist der 29th beliebteste Diplomat (gesunken vom 25th im Jahr 2024), die 410th beliebteste Biografie aus Türkei (gesunken vom 342nd im Jahr 2019) und der beliebteste aus der Türkei Diplomat.

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Among Diplomats

Among diplomats, Megasthenes ranks 29 out of 90. Before him are Hasekura Tsunenaga, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, George F. Kennan, William J. Burns, and Alfonso García Robles. After him are Thomas Klestil, Irina Bokova, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, J. Christopher Stevens, Giovanni Villani, and Hans Blix.

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Hasekura Tsunenaga
1571 - 1622
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 23
Viktor Chernomyrdin
1938 - 2010
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 24
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
1784 - 1865
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 25
George F. Kennan
1904 - 2005
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 26
William J. Burns
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 27
Alfonso García Robles
1911 - 1991
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 28
Megasthenes
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 29
Thomas Klestil
1932 - 2004
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 30
Irina Bokova
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 31
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
1864 - 1958
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 32
J. Christopher Stevens
1960 - 2012
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 33
Giovanni Villani
1276 - 1348
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 34
Hans Blix
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 35

Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Megasthenes ranks 5. Before him are Euclid, Cassander, Demetrius of Phalerum, and Hipparchia of Maroneia. After him are Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, and Agis III. Among people deceased in 290 BC, Megasthenes ranks 2. Before him is Autolycus of Pitane. After him are Dicaearchus, Onesicritus, and Neoptolemus II of Epirus.

Others Born in 350 BC

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Euclid
MATHEMATICIAN
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 1
Cassander
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 2
Demetrius of Phalerum
PUBLIC WORKER
350 BC - 282 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 3
Hipparchia of Maroneia
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 4
Megasthenes
DIPLOMAT
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 5
Perdiccas III of Macedon
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 359 BC
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 6
Timaeus
HISTORIAN
350 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 7
Parysatis II
COMPANION
350 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 8
Dicaearchus
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 9
Alexander II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 368 BC
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 10
Bagoas
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 11
Agis III
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 290 BC

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Autolycus of Pitane
MATHEMATICIAN
360 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 1
Megasthenes
DIPLOMAT
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 2
Dicaearchus
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 3
Onesicritus
PHILOSOPHER
360 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 4
Neoptolemus II of Epirus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
331 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 5