PHILOSOPHER

Michael Psellos

1018 - 1078

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Michael Psellos or Psellus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Ψελλός, romanized: Michaḗl Psellós, Byzantine Greek: [mixaˈil pseˈlːos]) was a Byzantine Greek monk, savant, writer, philosopher, imperial courtier, historian and music theorist. He was born in 1017 or 1018, and is believed to have died in 1078, although it has also been maintained that he remained alive until 1096. He served as a high ranking courtier and advisor to several Byzantine emperors and was instrumental in the re-positioning of power of those emperors. Psellos has made lasting contributions to Byzantine culture by advocating for the revival of Byzantine classical studies, which would later influence the Italian Renaissance, as well as by interpreting Homeric literature and Platonic philosophy as precursors and integral components of Christian doctrine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Psellos is the 238th most popular philosopher (up from 244th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 231st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Michael Psellos was a Byzantine historian and philosopher. He is most famous for his Chronographia, a history of the Byzantine Empire.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Michael Psellos ranks 238 out of 1,267. Before him are Carneades, Marshall McLuhan, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Paul Feyerabend, Nikolai Berdyaev, and Giorgio Agamben. After him are Prodicus, Franz Brentano, Al-Jahiz, Gabriel Marcel, Milarepa, and Josef Breuer.

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Among people born in 1018, Michael Psellos ranks 4. Before him are Nizam al-Mulk, Pope Victor II, and Harthacnut. After him are Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy, and Sophie, Countess of Bar. Among people deceased in 1078, Michael Psellos ranks 1. After him are Iziaslav I of Kiev, Peter I, Count of Savoy, Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia, Henry II, Count of Louvain, Roussel de Bailleul, Richard I of Capua, and Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castile.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Michael Psellos ranks 236 out of 1,347. Before him are Fatma Sultan (1500), Anitta (-1700), Kayqubad I (1188), Glycerius (430), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), and Ali ibn al-Athir (1160). After him are Constantine X Doukas (1006), Yolanda of Flanders (1175), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Briseis (null), Romanos III Argyros (968), and Hippodamus of Miletus (-498).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Michael Psellos ranks 18. Before him are Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Posidonius (-135), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Apollonius of Tyana (15), and Xenocrates (-396). After him are Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Arcesilaus (-315), Priscus (410), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), and Strato of Lampsacus (-335).

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