PHILOSOPHER

Clement of Alexandria

150 - 215

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Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 150 – c. 215 AD), was a Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria. Among his pupils were Origen and Alexander of Jerusalem. A convert to Christianity, he was an educated man who was familiar with classical Greek philosophy and literature. As his three major works demonstrate, Clement was influenced by Hellenistic philosophy to a greater extent than any other Christian thinker of his time, and in particular, by Plato and the Stoics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clement of Alexandria is the 157th most popular philosopher (down from 153rd in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Greece (down from 75th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Clement of Alexandria is most famous for his "Protrepticus" or "Exhortation to the Greeks," which is a letter to the Greeks, urging them to convert to Christianity.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Clement of Alexandria ranks 157 out of 1,267. Before him are Emanuel Swedenborg, John Venn, Han Fei, Louis Althusser, Friedrich Schleiermacher, and György Lukács. After him are Max Stirner, Max Scheler, Hans Kelsen, Ibn Tufail, Oswald Spengler, and Paul Ricœur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150, Clement of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Nagarjuna, and Shapur I. After him are Pope Zephyrinus, Clodius Albinus, Lucilla, Vologases IV, Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, Dian Wei, Zhang Zhongjing, Aristides of Athens, and Mariniana. Among people deceased in 215, Clement of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Galen. After him is Alexander of Aphrodisias.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Clement of Alexandria ranks 78 out of 1,024. Before him are Constantine I of Greece (1868), Nana Mouskouri (1934), Lysippos (-390), George II of Greece (1890), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), and Peleus (null). After him are Pope Hyginus (100), Galla Placidia (388), Paul of Greece (1901), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Handan Sultan (1574), and Melissus of Samos (-470).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Clement of Alexandria ranks 15. Before him are Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Antisthenes (-445), Pyrrho (-365), and Isocrates (-436). After him are Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Prodicus (-460), Cratylus (-500), and Pherecydes of Syros (-580).

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