PHILOSOPHER

Dicaearchus

350 BC - 290 BC

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Dicaearchus of Messana (; Ancient Greek: Δικαίαρχος Dikaiarkhos; c. 370/350 – c. post 323 BC), also written Dikaiarchos (), was a Greek philosopher, geographer and author. Dicaearchus was a student of Aristotle in the Lyceum. Very little of his work remains extant. He wrote on geography and the history of Greece, of which his most important work was his Life of Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dicaearchus is the 486th most popular philosopher (up from 501st in 2019), the 1,382nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,443rd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Dicaearchus ranks 486 out of 1,267. Before him are Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Michel de Certeau, Ernest Gellner, Leo Strauss, Pierre Duhem, and Ronald Dworkin. After him are John Gray, Zengzi, Ernst Troeltsch, Yi I, Zhang Daoling, and Priscian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Dicaearchus ranks 9. Before him are Demetrius of Phalerum, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, and Parysatis II. After him are Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, Agis III, Archidamus III, Archestratus, and Artakama. Among people deceased in 290 BC, Dicaearchus ranks 3. Before him are Autolycus of Pitane, and Megasthenes. After him are Onesicritus, and Neoptolemus II of Epirus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dicaearchus ranks 1,382 out of 5,161. Before him are Anna d'Este (1531), Marcantonio Raimondi (1480), Mathilde Bonaparte (1820), Mirella Freni (1935), Julia (-190), and Andrea Cesalpino (1519). After him are Carlo Maria Viganò (1941), Liliana Cavani (1933), Cristofano Allori (1577), Felice Beato (1832), Andrea della Robbia (1435), and Jacopo de' Barbari (1460).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Dicaearchus ranks 36. Before him are Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313), Thomas Cajetan (1469), Lucilio Vanini (1585), Brunetto Latini (1220), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), and Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667). After him are Norberto Bobbio (1909), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Giles of Rome (1243), Gianni Vattimo (1936), Myia (-600), and Cesare Ripa (1555).

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