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Asclepigenia

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Asclepigenia (Ancient Greek: Ἀσκληπιγένεια; fl. 430 – 485 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher who lived in the 5th century AD who was the daughter of Plutarch of Athens, the founder of the New Academy in Athens. She and her brother Hierius studied under the doctrines of Plato and Aristotle under her father. According to Marinus' Life of Proclus, Proclus, who would later go on to be the head of the Athenian academy, studied theurgy under her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asclepigenia is the 756th most popular philosopher (down from 711th in 2019), the 449th most popular biography from Greece (down from 414th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Asclepigenia ranks 756 out of 1,267. Before her are Jean Wahl, Glaucon, Amelius, Mark Fisher, Robert Filmer, and Albinus. After her are Theodor Lessing, Jean Vanier, Mortimer J. Adler, Cerinthus, Daisaku Ikeda, and Thiruvalluvar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Asclepigenia ranks 47. Before her are Varazdat, Saint Fabiola, Anthemius, Charaton, Gjúki, and Nepotianus. After her are Gainas, Calcidius, Juvencus, Justina, Eusebia, and Claudius Silvanus. Among people deceased in 500, Asclepigenia ranks 12. Before her are Hierocles of Alexandria, Hesychius of Alexandria, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Aedesia, Anthemius, and Charaton. After her are Calcidius, Leontia Porphyrogenita, John I of Antioch, Nemesius, Coelius Sedulius, and Shudraka.

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    Rank: 41

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    HPI: 63.24

    Rank: 42

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    HPI: 62.98

    Rank: 43

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    HPI: 62.96

    Rank: 44

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    HPI: 62.87

    Rank: 45

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    HPI: 62.46

    Rank: 46

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    Asclepigenia

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    HPI: 62.40

    Rank: 47

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    HPI: 62.29

    Rank: 48

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    HPI: 62.26

    Rank: 49

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    HPI: 61.98

    Rank: 50

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    Rank: 51

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    Rank: 52

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    Rank: 53

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Asclepigenia ranks 449 out of 1,024. Before her are Nikolaos Plastiras (1883), Glaucias of Taulantii (-335), Glaucon (-445), Afet İnan (1908), Damaskinos of Athens (1891), and Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855). After her are Dimitrios Ioannidis (1923), Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1846), Maria Farantouri (1947), Polykleitos the Younger (-400), Agoracritus (-500), and Şerif Gören (1944).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Asclepigenia ranks 50. Before her are Cebes (-500), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), Aristo of Chios (-300), Onesicritus (-360), Menedemus (-340), and Glaucon (-445). After her are Hermarchus (-325), Axiothea of Phlius (-400), Hecataeus of Abdera (-400), George of Trebizond (1395), Metrocles (-400), and Lastheneia of Mantinea (-350).

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