PHILOSOPHER

Isidore of Alexandria

450 - 520

Photo of Isidore of Alexandria

Icon of person Isidore of Alexandria

Isidore of Alexandria also called Isidore of Gaza (; also Isidorus ; Greek: Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 450 – c. 520) was a Greek philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He lived in Athens and Alexandria toward the end of the 5th century AD. He became head of the school in Athens in succession to Marinus, who followed Proclus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isidore of Alexandria is the 942nd most popular philosopher (up from 1,002nd in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 447th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Isidore of Alexandria by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 942 out of 1,267. Before him are Johannes Agricola, Michel Marcel Navratil, Azmi Bishara, Guillaume Faye, Apollodorus the Epicurean, and Debendranath Tagore. After him are Theodor Gomperz, Camillo Berneri, Élisabeth Badinter, Ogyū Sorai, Ibrahim al-Nazzam, and Lanza del Vasto.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 32. Before him are Dares Phrygius, Dhu Nuwas, Taspar Qaghan, Chilperic I of Burgundy, Bisinus, and Theodorus Lector. After him are Drest I, Hermanafrid, Pope John I of Alexandria, Malchus, Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, and Gennadius of Massilia. Among people deceased in 520, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Zosimus, and Vitalian. After him are Bertachar, and John of Cappadocia.

Others Born in 450

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 520

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 407 out of 642. Before him are Ibrahim Mahlab (1949), Malak Hifni Nasif (1886), Pishoy (320), Farag Foda (1946), Pope Maximus of Alexandria (250), and Abu Ayyub al-Masri (1968). After him are Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (1893), Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (1923), Al-Mansur Abu Bakr (1321), Atef Ebeid (1932), Al-Mustamsik (null), and Walther von Hünersdorff (1898).

Others born in Egypt

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Isidore of Alexandria ranks 20. Before him are Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Hermias (401), Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), and Julius Pollux (200). After him are Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), and Leila Ahmed (1940).

Egyptian born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous