PHILOSOPHER
Gongsun Long
325 BC - 250 BC
Gongsun Long
Gongsun Long (c. 320 – 250 BC), courtesy name Zibing, was a Chinese philosopher, writer, and member of the School of Names, also known as the Logicians, of ancient Chinese philosophy. Gongsun ran a school and received patronage from rulers, advocating peaceful means of resolving disputes amid the martial culture of the Warring States period. His collected works comprise the Gongsun Longzi (公孫龍子) anthology. Comparatively few details are known about his life, and much of his work has been lost—only six of the fourteen essays he originally authored are still extant. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gongsun Long is the 700th most popular philosopher (down from 632nd in 2019). (down from 1,081st in 2019)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Gongsun Long ranks 700 out of 1,267. Before him are Fulbert of Chartres, Vallabha, C. I. Lewis, Diodorus Cronus, Rudolph Goclenius, and Kuno Fischer. After him are Karl Vogt, Mary Parker Follett, Charles Renouvier, Franz Neumann, Herman of Carinthia, and Péter Pázmány.
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Fulbert of Chartres
960 - 1028
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 694
Vallabha
1479 - 1531
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 695
C. I. Lewis
1883 - 1964
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 696
Diodorus Cronus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 697
Rudolph Goclenius
1547 - 1628
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 698
Kuno Fischer
1824 - 1907
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 699
Gongsun Long
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 700
Karl Vogt
1817 - 1895
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 701
Mary Parker Follett
1868 - 1933
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 702
Charles Renouvier
1815 - 1903
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 703
Franz Neumann
1900 - 1954
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 704
Herman of Carinthia
1100 - 1160
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 705
Péter Pázmány
1570 - 1637
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 706
Contemporaries
Among people born in 325 BC, Gongsun Long ranks 3. Before him are King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and Bion of Borysthenes. After him is Hermarchus. Among people deceased in 250 BC, Gongsun Long ranks 7. Before him are Lü Buwei, Euhemerus, King Xiaowen of Qin, Theodorus the Atheist, Hieronymus of Cardia, and Nicomedes I of Bithynia. After him are Herodas, Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Hermarchus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, Demetrius the Fair, and Magas of Cyrene.
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King Zhaoxiang of Qin
POLITICIAN
325 BC - 251 BC
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 1
Bion of Borysthenes
PHILOSOPHER
325 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2
Gongsun Long
PHILOSOPHER
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 3
Hermarchus
PHILOSOPHER
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 250 BC
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Lü Buwei
POLITICIAN
291 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 1
Euhemerus
HISTORIAN
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 2
King Xiaowen of Qin
POLITICIAN
302 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 3
Theodorus the Atheist
PHILOSOPHER
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 4
Hieronymus of Cardia
WRITER
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 5
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 6
Gongsun Long
PHILOSOPHER
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
Herodas
WRITER
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 8
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
POLITICIAN
250 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 9
Hermarchus
PHILOSOPHER
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 10
Lucius Cornelius Scipio
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 11
Demetrius the Fair
POLITICIAN
285 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 12
Magas of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
301 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 13
