Philosophe

Lucretius

94 BC - 55 BC

Lucretius

Lucrèce (en latin Titus Lucretius Carus) est un poète et philosophe latin du Ier siècle av. J.-C. (peut-être 98-55), auteur d'un seul ouvrage en six parties, le De rerum natura (De la nature des choses, qu’on traduit le plus souvent par De la nature), un long poème en style épique (hexamètre dactylique) qui décrit le monde selon les principes d'Épicure. C’est essentiellement grâce à lui que nous connaissons l'une des plus importantes écoles philosophiques de l'Antiquité, l'épicurisme, car des ouvrages d’Épicure, qui fut beaucoup lu et célébré dans toute l’Antiquité tardive, il ne reste pratiquement rien, sauf trois lettres et quelques sentences. Si Lucrèce expose fidèlement la doctrine de son maître, il se met à la défendre avec une âpreté singulière. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2024). Lucretius is the 40th most popular philosophe (up from 49th in 2024), the 75th most popular biography from Italy (down from 56th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Philosophe.

Lucretius is most famous for his poem "De Rerum Natura" which is a long didactic poem about the nature of the universe and the development of life.

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Among Philosophes

Among philosophes, Lucretius ranks 40 out of 1,267. Before him are Martin Heidegger, Maria Montessori, Parmenides, Søren Kierkegaard, Origen, and Al-Farabi. After him are Rajneesh, Michel de Montaigne, Sun Tzu, Empedocles, Plutarch, and Anaximander.

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HPI: 84.92
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HPI: 84.59
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Origen
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HPI: 83.96
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HPI: 83.75
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HPI: 83.66
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Sun Tzu
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HPI: 83.60
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Plutarch
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HPI: 83.51
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HPI: 83.48
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 94 BC, Lucretius ranks 1. After him are Emperor Zhao of Han, Clodia Pulchra, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, and Marcus Claudius Marcellus. Among people deceased in 55 BC, Lucretius ranks 1. After him are Tigranes the Great, Berenice IV of Egypt, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos.

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Lucretius
PHILOSOPHER
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 1
Emperor Zhao of Han
POLITICIAN
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 2
Clodia Pulchra
WRITER
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 3
Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus
POLITICIAN
94 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 4
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
POLITICIAN
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 5

Others Deceased in 55 BC

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Lucretius
PHILOSOPHER
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 1
Tigranes the Great
POLITICIAN
140 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 2
Berenice IV of Egypt
POLITICIAN
77 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 3
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
POLITICIAN
135 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 4