PHILOSOPHER

Hermias

401 - 450

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Hermias (; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμείας Hermeias) was a Neoplatonist philosopher who was born in Alexandria c. 410 AD. He went to Athens and studied philosophy under Syrianus. He married Aedesia, who was a relative of Syrianus, and who had originally been betrothed to Proclus, but Proclus broke the engagement off after receiving a divine warning. Hermias brought Syrianus' teachings back to Alexandria, where he lectured in the school of Horapollo, receiving an income from the state. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermias is the 739th most popular philosopher (up from 908th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 397th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hermias ranks 739 out of 1,267. Before him are Wolfhart Pannenberg, Paolo Sarpi, Ludwig Klages, F. C. S. Schiller, Ferdinand Christian Baur, and Menedemus. After him are Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Aleksey Khomyakov, Philip of Opus, Leo the Mathematician, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, and Alexius Meinong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 401, Hermias ranks 10. Before him are Aelia Eudocia, Emperor Ankō, Stobaeus, Barsanuphius, Palladius, and Mamertus. After him are Solomon, Hilary of Arles, and Nechtan Morbet. Among people deceased in 450, Hermias ranks 10. Before him are Julia of Corsica, Peter Chrysologus, Sozomen, Vincent of Lérins, Palladius, and Petronius of Bologna. After him are Koriun, Eznik of Kolb, and Vibius Sequester.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Hermias ranks 328 out of 642. Before him are Boutros Ghali (1846), Pope Timothy I of Alexandria (350), Menkare (-2200), Nefermaat (-2500), Macarius of Alexandria (297), and Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (null). After him are Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Ahmed Aboul Gheit (1942), Omar Abdel-Rahman (1938), Shawar (1100), Soad Hosny (1943), and Amr Moussa (1936).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Hermias ranks 15. Before him are Saadia Gaon (882), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), Syrianus (400), and Olympiodorus the Younger (495). After him are Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), Julius Pollux (200), Isidore of Alexandria (450), and Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100).

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