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Calcidius

400 - 500

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Calcidius (or Chalcidius) was a 4th-century philosopher who translated the first part (to 53c) of Plato's Timaeus from Greek into Latin around the year 321 and provided with it an extensive commentary. This was likely done for Bishop Hosius of Córdoba. Very little is otherwise known of him. His translation of the Timaeus was the only extensive text of Plato known to scholars in the Latin West for approximately 800 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Calcidius is the 771st most popular philosopher (up from 805th in 2019). (up from 1,879th in 2019)

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Among philosophers, Calcidius ranks 771 out of 1,267. Before him are Kitaro Nishida, Alcidamas, William Paley, Zhang Zai, Hermarchus, and Denis de Rougemont. After him are Lucien Goldmann, Helmuth Plessner, Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, Kazimierz Twardowski, Hui Shi, and Michel Henry.

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Among people born in 400, Calcidius ranks 49. Before him are Anthemius, Charaton, Gjúki, Nepotianus, Asclepigenia, and Gainas. After him are Juvencus, Justina, Eusebia, Claudius Silvanus, Diodorus of Tarsus, and Mallobaudes. Among people deceased in 500, Calcidius ranks 13. Before him are Hesychius of Alexandria, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Aedesia, Anthemius, Charaton, and Asclepigenia. After him are Leontia Porphyrogenita, John I of Antioch, Nemesius, Coelius Sedulius, Shudraka, and Respendial.

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