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Eudemus of Rhodes

370 BC - 300 BC

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Eudemus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Εὔδημος; c. 370 BC - c. 300 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, considered the first historian of science. He was one of Aristotle's most important pupils, editing his teacher's work and making it more easily accessible. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eudemus of Rhodes is the 438th most popular philosopher (down from 412th in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from Greece (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Eudemus of Rhodes ranks 438 out of 1,267. Before him are John of Salisbury, Francisco Ferrer, Moses Hess, Thomas Cajetan, Gautama Maharishi, and Peter Sloterdijk. After him are Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Rodolphus Agricola, Chantal Mouffe, Gershom Scholem, Christian Thomasius, and Zhiyi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 370 BC, Eudemus of Rhodes ranks 4. Before him are Apelles, Craterus, and Cleitus the Black. After him are Callippus, Neoptolemus I of Epirus, and Hui Shi. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Eudemus of Rhodes ranks 9. Before him are Hipparchia of Maroneia, Berossus, Nearchus, Aristoxenus, Wang Jian, and Xanthippus of Carthage. After him are Hegesias of Cyrene, Menaechmus, Callippus, Aristyllus, Aristo of Chios, and Gaius Duilius.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Eudemus of Rhodes ranks 260 out of 1,024. Before him are Vicky Leandros (1949), Konstantin Dejanović (1355), Archidamus II (-450), Theodore Stratelates (281), Timon of Phlius (-320), and Thrasybulus (-440). After him are Yiannis Ritsos (1909), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), Conon of Samos (-280), Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), and Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Eudemus of Rhodes ranks 37. Before him are Crates of Thebes (-365), Stilpo (-359), Philo of Larissa (-145), Archelaus (-500), Plutarch of Athens (350), and Timon of Phlius (-320). After him are Phaedo of Elis (-401), Anaxarchus (-380), Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), and Zoilus (-400).

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