PHILOSOPHER

Bardaisan

154 - 222

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Bardaisan (11 July 154 – 222 AD; Syriac: ܒܪ ܕܝܨܢ, Bar Dayṣān; also Bardaiṣan), known in Arabic as ibn Dayṣān (Arabic: ابن ديصان) and in Latin as Bardesanes, was a Syriac-speaking Christian writer and teacher with a gnostic background, and founder of the Bardaisanites. A scientist, scholar, astrologer, philosopher, hymnwriter, and poet, Bardaisan was also renowned for his knowledge of India, on which he wrote a book, now lost. According to the early Christian historian Eusebius, Bardaisan was at one time a follower of the gnostic Valentinus, but later opposed Valentinian gnosticism and also wrote against Marcionism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bardaisan is the 566th most popular philosopher (up from 596th in 2019), the 553rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 555th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bardaisan ranks 566 out of 1,267. Before him are Bernardino Telesio, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Harriet Taylor Mill, Al-Shahrastani, Bion of Borysthenes, and Ananda Coomaraswamy. After him are Hans Vaihinger, Hu Shih, Philipp Mainländer, Nancy Fraser, Agrippa the Skeptic, and Antonio Labriola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 154, Bardaisan ranks 2. Before him is Yuan Shao.  Among people deceased in 222, Bardaisan ranks 7. Before him are Elagabalus, Ma Chao, Julia Soaemias, Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, and Huang Gai. After him are Ma Liang, Annia Faustina, and Hierocles.

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    Yuan Shao

    POLITICIAN

    154 - 202

    HPI: 71.75

    Rank: 1

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    Bardaisan

    PHILOSOPHER

    154 - 222

    HPI: 65.10

    Rank: 2

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Bardaisan ranks 553 out of 1,347. Before him are Emine Hatun (1398), Despina Khatun (1438), Heraclius the Elder (600), Halit Ergenç (1970), Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901), and Muzafer Sherif (1906). After him are Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120), Pharnaces I of Pontus (-300), Hipponax (-600), Aziz Sancar (1946), Sultan Kösen (1982), and George Hamartolos (900).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Bardaisan ranks 34. Before him are Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Themistius (317), Eubulides (-500), George Pachymeres (1242), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), and Crantor (-400). After him are Crates of Mallus (-200), Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), Maximus Planudes (1260), Barlaam of Seminara (1290), Maximus of Ephesus (310), and Diogenes of Oenoanda (200).

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