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Crates of Mallus

200 BC - 145 BC

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Crates of Mallus (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Μαλλώτης, Krátēs ho Mallṓtēs; fl. 2nd century BC) was a Greek grammarian and Stoic philosopher, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum. He was described as the Crates from Mallus to distinguish him from other philosophers by the same name. His chief work was a critical and exegetical commentary on Homer. He is also famous for constructing the earliest known globe of the Earth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Crates of Mallus is the 605th most popular philosopher (up from 607th in 2019), the 596th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 571st in 2019) and the 35th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crates of Mallus ranks 605 out of 1,267. Before him are Constantin von Tischendorf, Jonathan Edwards, Jacques Ellul, Emer de Vattel, Henry Corbin, and Johannes Bugenhagen. After him are Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Alfred Schmidt, Peter the Iberian, Conrad Celtes, Eduard Spranger, and Silvia Federici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Crates of Mallus ranks 31. Before him are Artabanus I of Parthia, Adherbal, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Leonidas of Rhodes, Antipater of Sidon, and Apollonius Molon. After him are Moschus, Lucius Gellius Publicola, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Jia Yi, Gotarzes I, and Gaius Flavius Fimbria. Among people deceased in 145 BC, Crates of Mallus ranks 3. Before him are Ptolemy VI Philometor, and Alexander Balas.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Crates of Mallus ranks 596 out of 1,347. Before him are Şehzade Korkut (1467), Theophano Martinakia (865), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Philip I Philadelphus (-125), Andronikos Komnenos (1108), and Stachys the Apostle (20). After him are Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1791), Édouard Balladur (1929), Maria Komnene (1152), Cornelia Salonina (300), Simeon Stylites the Younger (521), and Symeon the Metaphrast (900).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Crates of Mallus ranks 35. Before him are Themistius (317), Eubulides (-500), George Pachymeres (1242), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Crantor (-400), and Bardaisan (154). After him are Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), Maximus Planudes (1260), Barlaam of Seminara (1290), Maximus of Ephesus (310), Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), and Diodorus Cronus (-400).

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