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Metrodorus of Chios

500 BC - 400 BC

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Metrodorus of Chios (Ancient Greek: Μητρόδωρος ὁ Χῖος; fl. 4th century BC) was a Greek philosopher, belonging to the school of Democritus, and an important forerunner of Epicurus. Metrodorus was a pupil of Nessos of Chios, or, as some accounts prefer, of Democritus himself. He is said to have taught Diogenes of Smyrna, who, in turn, taught Anaxarchus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Metrodorus of Chios is the 859th most popular philosopher (down from 770th in 2019), the 521st most popular biography from Greece (down from 451st in 2019) and the 57th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 859 out of 1,267. Before him are Émile Boirac, Francesco Filelfo, Jean Guitton, Yuriy Drohobych, Ervin László, and John Major. After him are Denis Pétau, Claude Lefort, Charles Kay Ogden, Anandamayi Ma, Timon of Athens, and Julius Pollux.

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Among people born in 500 BC, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 63. Before him are Gylippus, Praxilla, Anaxilas, Hecatomnus, Callicratidas, and Apollodorus. After him are Hyperbolus, Timon of Athens, Peisander, Thrasybulus of Syracuse, Xanthus, and Jason of Pherae. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 27. Before him are Antalcidas, Pythias, Axiothea of Phlius, Li Kui, Lastheneia of Mantinea, and Timarete. After him are Nausiphanes, Diphilus, Aeneas Tacticus, Cersobleptes, Lagus, and Argaeus II of Macedon.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 521 out of 1,024. Before him are Callicratidas (-500), Efstathios Chorafas (1871), Demophon of Athens (null), Timarete (-420), Apollodorus (-500), and Christodoulos of Athens (1939). After him are George Averoff (1815), Mimis Domazos (1942), Clearchus of Sparta (-401), Hyperbolus (-500), Adamantios Androutsopoulos (1919), and Chremonides (-400).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Metrodorus of Chios ranks 57. Before him are Hermarchus (-325), Axiothea of Phlius (-400), Hecataeus of Abdera (-400), George of Trebizond (1395), Metrocles (-400), and Lastheneia of Mantinea (-350). After him are Arethas of Caesarea (860), Cineas (-400), Apollodorus the Epicurean (-150), Phaenias of Eresus (-400), Musaeus of Athens (-500), and Dimitri Kitsikis (1935).

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