PHILOSOPHER

Crantor

400 BC - 276 BC

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Crantor of Soli (Greek: Κράντωρ, gen.: Κράντορος; died 276/5 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and member of the Old Academy who was the first philosopher to write commentaries on the works of Plato. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Crantor is the 552nd most popular philosopher (up from 703rd in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 679th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crantor ranks 552 out of 1,267Before him are P. D. Ouspensky, Gersonides, Georg Henrik von Wright, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Clitomachus, and William of Champeaux. After him are Zhou Dunyi, Cesare Ripa, James Ussher, Paul Grice, Karl Korsch, and Arete of Cyrene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Crantor ranks 31Before him are Lais of Corinth, Polemon, Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, Harpalus, Crates of Athens, and Apama. After him are Arete of Cyrene, Attalus, Dinocrates, Zoilus, Gan De, and Amastrine. Among people deceased in 276 BC, Crantor ranks 1

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Crantor ranks 543 out of 1,347Before him are Ertuğrul Osman (1912), Maria of Trebizond (1405), Nubar Pasha (1825), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Ilona Zrínyi (1643), and Anna of Savoy (1306). After him are Manuel I of Trebizond (1218), Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (1637), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Emine Hatun (1398), Despina Khatun (1438), and Heraclius the Elder (600).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Crantor ranks 33Before him are Thrasymachus (-459), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Themistius (317), Eubulides (-500), George Pachymeres (1242), and Manuel Chrysoloras (1355). After him are Bardaisan (154), Crates of Mallus (-200), Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), Maximus Planudes (1260), Barlaam of Seminara (1290), and Maximus of Ephesus (310).