PHILOSOPHER

Chrysippus

281 BC - 208 BC

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Chrysippus of Soli (; Ancient Greek: Χρύσιππος ὁ Σολεύς, Chrusippos ho Soleus; c. 279 – c. 206 BC) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilicia, but moved to Athens as a young man, where he became a pupil of the Stoic philosopher Cleanthes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Chrysippus is the 146th most popular philosopher (up from 161st in 2024), the 128th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Chrysippus is most famous for his work on Stoicism. He was a student of Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, and he wrote a number of books on the subject.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Chrysippus ranks 146 out of 1,267. Before him are Duns Scotus, Baron d'Holbach, Mozi, Kanada, Wilhelm Dilthey, and Edith Stein. After him are Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Isocrates, Proclus, Buddhaghosa, Emanuel Swedenborg, and John Venn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 281 BC, Chrysippus ranks 1. After him are King Zhuangxiang of Qin, and Sanghamitta. Among people deceased in 208 BC, Chrysippus ranks 1. After him are Li Si, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Chen Sheng.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Chrysippus ranks 128 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodora (815), Pausanias (110), Zeno (425), Rachel (-3500), Enver Pasha (1881), and Mustafa IV (1779). After him are Julius Nepos (430), Anna Komnene (1083), İsmet İnönü (1884), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Cassius Dio (155), and Proclus (412).

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    Theodora

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    815 - 867

    HPI: 76.61

    Rank: 122

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    Pausanias

    GEOGRAPHER

    110 - 180

    HPI: 76.58

    Rank: 123

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    Zeno

    POLITICIAN

    425 - 491

    HPI: 76.57

    Rank: 124

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    Rachel

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    3500 BC - 1553 BC

    HPI: 76.38

    Rank: 125

  • Photo of Enver Pasha

    Enver Pasha

    POLITICIAN

    1881 - 1922

    HPI: 76.30

    Rank: 126

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    Mustafa IV

    POLITICIAN

    1779 - 1808

    HPI: 76.29

    Rank: 127

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    Chrysippus

    PHILOSOPHER

    281 BC - 208 BC

    HPI: 76.28

    Rank: 128

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    Julius Nepos

    POLITICIAN

    430 - 480

    HPI: 76.23

    Rank: 129

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    Anna Komnene

    WRITER

    1083 - 1153

    HPI: 76.22

    Rank: 130

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    İsmet İnönü

    POLITICIAN

    1884 - 1973

    HPI: 76.20

    Rank: 131

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    Fethullah Gülen

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1941 - 2024

    HPI: 76.15

    Rank: 132

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    Cassius Dio

    HISTORIAN

    155 - 235

    HPI: 76.14

    Rank: 133

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    Proclus

    PHILOSOPHER

    412 - 485

    HPI: 76.09

    Rank: 134

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Chrysippus ranks 12. Before him are Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), and Anaximenes of Miletus (-585). After him are Proclus (412), Posidonius (-135), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Xenocrates (-396), and Michael Psellos (1018).

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