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Heraclides Ponticus

385 BC - 322 BC

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Heraclides Ponticus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλείδης ὁ Ποντικός Herakleides; c. 390 BC – c. 310 BC) was a Greek philosopher and astronomer who was born in Heraclea Pontica, now Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey, and migrated to Athens. He is best remembered for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis, from west to east, once every 24 hours. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heraclides Ponticus is the 297th most popular philosopher (down from 273rd in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Heraclides Ponticus was a Greek philosopher and astronomer who was famous for his theory that the earth rotates on its axis.

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Among philosophers, Heraclides Ponticus ranks 297 out of 1,267. Before him are Alain Badiou, Alfred Tarski, Miskawayh, Rudolf Bultmann, Bruno Bauer, and Strato of Lampsacus. After him are William Godwin, Wang Yangming, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Otto Weininger, Guy Debord, and Arnaldus de Villa Nova.

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Among people born in 385 BC, Heraclides Ponticus ranks 1. After him are Shen Buhai, and Mazaeus. Among people deceased in 322 BC, Heraclides Ponticus ranks 3. Before him are Diogenes, and Demosthenes. After him are Leonnatus, Hypereides, Cleomenes of Naucratis, and Ariarathes I of Cappadocia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Heraclides Ponticus ranks 289 out of 1,347. Before him are Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Vitiges (475), Celâl Bayar (1883), Eumenes (-362), Strato of Lampsacus (-335), and Germanus I of Constantinople (634). After him are Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948), John VII Palaiologos (1370), Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), Gregory of Narek (951), Fatih Terim (1953), and Julius Martov (1873).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Heraclides Ponticus ranks 25. Before him are Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Arcesilaus (-315), Priscus (410), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), and Strato of Lampsacus (-335). After him are Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Thrasymachus (-459), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Themistius (317), Eubulides (-500), and George Pachymeres (1242).

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