PHILOSOPHER

John of Damascus

676 - 749

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John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was an Arab Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. He was born and raised in Damascus c. AD 675 or AD 676; the precise date and place of his death is not known, though tradition places it at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem, on 4 December AD 749. A polymath whose fields of interest and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music, he was given the by-name of Chrysorroas (Χρυσορρόας, literally "streaming with gold", i.e. "the golden speaker"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Damascus is the 93rd most popular philosopher (down from 85th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Syria (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Philosopher.

John of Damascus was a Christian monk who lived in the 8th century. He is most famous for his work, "On the Orthodox Faith."

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Among philosophers, John of Damascus ranks 93 out of 1,267. Before him are Athanasius of Alexandria, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Jürgen Habermas, Mencius, and Johann Gottfried Herder. After him are Aristippus, George Berkeley, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Carl von Clausewitz, Jacques Derrida, and Walter Benjamin.

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Among people born in 676, John of Damascus ranks 1. After him is Prince Toneri. Among people deceased in 749, John of Damascus ranks 1. 

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, John of Damascus ranks 5 out of 210. Before him are Hafez al-Assad (1930), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Elagabalus (203), and Pope Gregory III (700). After him are Zenobia (240), Yazid I (647), Pope Anicetus (70), Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), and Julia Domna (160).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Syria

Among philosophers born in Syria, John of Damascus ranks 1. After him are Iamblichus (245), Ibn al-Nafis (1212), Damascius (480), Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899), and Numenius of Apamea (200).

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