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Aeschylus
525 BC - 456 BC
Aeschylus
Aeschylus (UK: , US: ; Ancient Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aischýlos; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Formerly, characters interacted only with the chorus. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aeschylus is the 64th most popular writer (down from 48th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Greece and the 5th most popular Greek Writer.
Aeschylus is most famous for his tragedies, which are often called the "Oresteia" trilogy. The three tragedies are Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides.
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Among writers, Aeschylus ranks 64 out of 7,302. Before him are Astrid Lindgren, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Henrik Ibsen, Stendhal, and Ayn Rand. After him are Bertolt Brecht, Selma Lagerlöf, Rabindranath Tagore, Jorge Luis Borges, Stefan Zweig, and Thomas Mann.
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Astrid Lindgren
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 58
Oscar Wilde
1854 - 1900
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 59
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 60
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 61
Stendhal
1783 - 1842
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 62
Ayn Rand
1905 - 1982
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 63
Aeschylus
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 64
Bertolt Brecht
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 65
Selma Lagerlöf
1858 - 1940
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 66
Rabindranath Tagore
1861 - 1941
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 67
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 68
Stefan Zweig
1881 - 1942
HPI: 83.35
Rank: 69
Thomas Mann
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 70
Contemporaries
Among people born in 525 BC, Aeschylus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 456 BC, Aeschylus ranks 1.
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Among people born in Greece, Aeschylus ranks 19 out of 1,024. Before him are Pericles (-494), Aristophanes (-448), El Greco (1541), Euripides (-480), Saint Stephen (1), and Thucydides (-460). After him are Bayezid II (1447), Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Kösem Sultan (1590), and Sappho (-630).
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Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 13
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 14
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 15
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 16
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 17
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 18
Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 19
Bayezid II
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1512
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 20
Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 21
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 22
Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 23
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 24
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 25
Among WRITERS In Greece
Among writers born in Greece, Aeschylus ranks 5. Before him are Homer (-800), Sophocles (-497), Aristophanes (-448), and Euripides (-480). After him are Sappho (-630), Pindar (-517), Menander (-342), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Arion (-700), and Archilochus (-680).
Homer
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 1
Sophocles
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 2
Aristophanes
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 3
Euripides
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 4
Aeschylus
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 5
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 6
Pindar
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 7
Menander
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 8
Nikos Kazantzakis
1883 - 1957
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 9
Alcaeus of Mytilene
620 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 10
Arion
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 11
Archilochus
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 12
