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Ammonius Saccas

175 - 242

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Ammonius Saccas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμμώνιος Σακκᾶς; 175 AD – 243 AD) was a Hellenistic Platonist self-taught philosopher from Alexandria, generally regarded as the precursor of Neoplatonism or one of its founders. He is mainly known as the teacher of Plotinus, whom he taught from 232 to 243. He was undoubtedly the most significant influence on Plotinus in his development of Neoplatonism, although little is known about his own philosophical views. Later Christian writers stated that Ammonius was a Christian, but it is now generally assumed that there was a different Ammonius of Alexandria who wrote biblical texts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ammonius Saccas is the 278th most popular philosopher (down from 264th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 120th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Ammonius Saccas is most famous for founding the Neo-Platonist school of philosophy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ammonius Saccas ranks 278 out of 1,267Before him are Jerome of Prague, Panaetius, Ibn al-Nafis, Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Aśvaghoṣa, and Andronicus of Rhodes. After him are Priscus, Sri Aurobindo, Abraham ibn Ezra, Bayazid Bastami, Ramana Maharshi, and Bruno Latour.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 175, Ammonius Saccas ranks 3Before him are Zhou Yu, and Sun Ce. After him are Himiko, and Gan Ning. Among people deceased in 242, Ammonius Saccas ranks 2Before him is Ardashir I.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ammonius Saccas ranks 126 out of 642Before him are Userkaf (-2600), Apollos (100), Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), Macarius of Egypt (300), Abbas II of Egypt (1874), and Shepseskaf (-2600). After him are Ctesibius (-284), Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310), Apepi (-1600), Sekhemkhet (-2800), Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372), and Isetnofret (-1250).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Ammonius Saccas ranks 7Before him are Origen (185), Plotinus (203), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), and Muhammad Abduh (1849). After him are John Philoponus (490), Saadia Gaon (882), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), and Syrianus (400).