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Boethius

480 - 525

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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius (; Latin: Boetius; c. 480–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages. He was a central figure in the translation of the Greek classics into Latin, a precursor to the Scholastic movement, and, along with Cassiodorus, one of the two leading Christian scholars of the 6th century. The local cult of Boethius in the Diocese of Pavia was sanctioned by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1883, confirming the diocese's custom of honouring him on the 23 October. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boethius is the 104th most popular philosopher (down from 96th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 207th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Philosopher.

Boethius was most famous for his work The Consolation of Philosophy. This work is a philosophical work written by Boethius while he was in prison awaiting execution. The work is written as a dialogue between Boethius and Lady Philosophy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Boethius ranks 104 out of 1,267. Before him are Jacques Derrida, Walter Benjamin, Jean Bodin, Al-Tabari, Friedrich Fröbel, and Roger Bacon. After him are Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, George Gurdjieff, Apollodorus of Athens, Jeremy Bentham, Antisthenes, and Wilhelm von Humboldt.

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Among people born in 480, Boethius ranks 2. Before him is Benedict of Nursia. After him are Pope Felix IV, Gelimer, Scholastica, Theodahad, Damascius, Dignāga, Eutocius of Ascalon, Mark of Cornwall, and Maelgwn Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 525, Boethius ranks 1. After him is Brigid of Kildare.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Boethius ranks 272 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Adrian II (792), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Catullus (-84), Pope Honorius II (1100), and Pope Boniface V (575). After him are Pope Leo IV (790), Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Innocent IV (1195), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), and Pope Celestine IV (1200).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Boethius ranks 11. Before him are Lucretius (-94), Empedocles (-490), Zeno of Elea (-490), Antonio Gramsci (1891), Pliny the Elder (23), and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463). After him are Bonaventure (1221), Marsilio Ficino (1433), Giambattista Vico (1668), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Cesare Beccaria (1738), and Alcmaeon of Croton (-510).

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