PHILOSOPHER

John Italus

1025 - 1112

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John Italus or Italos (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Ἰταλός, Iōánnēs ho Italós; Latin: Johannes Italus) was a neoplatonic Byzantine philosopher of the eleventh century. He was Calabrian in origin, his father being a soldier. He came to Constantinople, where he became a student of Michael Psellus in classical Greek philosophy. He succeeded Psellus in his position as head of the philosophical school. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Italus is the 826th most popular philosopher (down from 824th in 2019), the 2,457th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,460th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John Italus ranks 826 out of 1,267. Before him are Karel Kosík, Paul de Lagarde, Francisco Sanches, Hecataeus of Abdera, George of Trebizond, and Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. After him are Rishabhanatha, Konstantin Leontiev, Metrocles, Leo Löwenthal, Charondas, and František Tomášek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1025, John Italus ranks 8. Before him are Antipope Clement III, Agnes of Poitou, Werner I, Count of Klettgau, Rudolf of Rheinfelden, Emperor Go-Reizei, and Floris I, Count of Holland. After him are Gertrude of Poland, Ruben I, Prince of Armenia, and Edith of Wessex. Among people deceased in 1112, John Italus ranks 6. Before him are Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Henry, Count of Portugal, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, Zbigniew of Poland, and George II of Georgia. After him are Sigebert of Gembloux, and Kyansittha.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John Italus ranks 2,457 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632), Giovanni de' Bardi (1534), Roger of Salerno (1100), Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707), Russell Bufalino (1903), and Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (1493). After him are Gino Colaussi (1914), Gregorio Barbarigo (1625), Joseph the Hymnographer (816), Jarno Trulli (1974), Ottavio Rinuccini (1562), and Giulio Angioni (1939).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, John Italus ranks 61. Before him are Paolo Sarpi (1552), Philip of Opus (-400), Luigi Guido Grandi (1671), Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672), Vincenzo Gioberti (1801), and Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707). After him are Charondas (-600), Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889), Andrea Carlo Ferrari (1850), Camillo Berneri (1897), Lanza del Vasto (1901), and Monimus (-400).

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