PHILOSOPHER
Origen
185 - 254
Origen
Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism, biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, homiletics, and spirituality. He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in early Christian theology, apologetics, and asceticism. He has been described by John Anthony McGuckin as "the greatest genius the early church ever produced". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Origen is the 38th most popular philosopher (up from 45th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
Origen is most famous for his allegorical interpretation of scripture.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Origen ranks 38 out of 1,267. Before him are Friedrich Engels, Auguste Comte, Martin Heidegger, Maria Montessori, Parmenides, and Søren Kierkegaard. After him are Al-Farabi, Lucretius, Rajneesh, Michel de Montaigne, Sun Tzu, and Empedocles.
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Friedrich Engels
1820 - 1895
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 32
Auguste Comte
1798 - 1857
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 33
Martin Heidegger
1889 - 1976
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 34
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 84.59
Rank: 35
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 36
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 37
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 38
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 39
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 40
Rajneesh
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 41
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 42
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 43
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 44
Contemporaries
Among people born in 185, Origen ranks 1. After him is Cao Zhen. Among people deceased in 254, Origen ranks 1. After him are Pope Lucius I, and Uranius.
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Others Deceased in 254
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PHILOSOPHER
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 1
Pope Lucius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 254
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 2
Uranius
POLITICIAN
200 - 254
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 3
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Origen ranks 10 out of 642. Before him are Tutankhamun (-1341), Nefertiti (-1400), Ptolemy (100), Khufu (-2700), Akhenaten (-1400), and Hypatia (350). After him are Hatshepsut (-1507), Amenhotep III (-1403), Yasser Arafat (1929), Khafra (-2550), Anthony the Great (251), and Hosni Mubarak (1928).
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Tutankhamun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 88.82
Rank: 4
Nefertiti
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 5
Ptolemy
ASTRONOMER
100 - 170
HPI: 87.07
Rank: 6
Khufu
ARCHITECT
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 86.57
Rank: 7
Akhenaten
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 85.92
Rank: 8
Hypatia
MATHEMATICIAN
350 - 415
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 9
Origen
PHILOSOPHER
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 10
Hatshepsut
POLITICIAN
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 11
Amenhotep III
POLITICIAN
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 12
Yasser Arafat
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2004
HPI: 83.78
Rank: 13
Khafra
POLITICIAN
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 14
Anthony the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
251 - 356
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 15
Hosni Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 16
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt
Among philosophers born in Egypt, Origen ranks 1. After him are Plotinus (203), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), John Philoponus (490), Saadia Gaon (882), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), and Ammonius Hermiae (440).
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 1
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 2
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 3
Philo
15 BC - 45
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 4
Sextus Empiricus
160 - 210
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 5
Muhammad Abduh
1849 - 1905
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 6
Ammonius Saccas
175 - 242
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 7
John Philoponus
490 - 570
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 8
Saadia Gaon
882 - 942
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 9
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
796 - 859
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 10
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 11
Ammonius Hermiae
440 - 523
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 12
