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Anaximenes of Miletus

585 BC - 525 BC

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Anaximenes of Miletus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀναξιμένης ὁ Μιλήσιος, romanized: Anaximenēs ho Milēsios; c. 586/585 – c. 526/525 BC) was an Ancient Greek, Pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). He was the last of the three philosophers of the Milesian School, after Thales and Anaximander. These three are regarded by historians as the first philosophers of the Western world. Anaximenes is known for his belief that air is the arche, or the basic element of the universe from which all things are created. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anaximenes of Miletus is the 129th most popular philosopher (down from 100th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 70th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Anaximenes of Miletus is most famous for his theory that all things originate from air. He believed that the air is the original substance from which everything else is made.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 129 out of 1,267. Before him are Ramon Llull, Willard Van Orman Quine, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Marsilio Ficino, Chanakya, and Pyrrho. After him are Simone Weil, Joseph Priestley, John Wycliffe, Johann Friedrich Herbart, Martin Buber, and Zygmunt Bauman.

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Among people born in 585 BC, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 525 BC, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 1. After him are Psamtik III, Anaxandridas II, and Ankhnesneferibre.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 111 out of 1,347. Before him are Michael V Kalaphates (1015), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Murad V (1840), and Gordian I (159). After him are Osman III (1699), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Ulfilas (311), Al-Battani (858), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), and Irenaeus (130).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 11. Before him are Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), and Ibn Taymiyyah (1263). After him are Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Posidonius (-135), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Apollonius of Tyana (15), and Xenocrates (-396).

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