PHILOSOPHER

Phaedo of Elis

401 BC - 400 BC

Phaedo of Elis

Phaedo of Elis (; also, Phaedon; Ancient Greek: Φαίδων ὁ Ἠλεῖος, gen.: Φαίδωνος; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek philosopher. A native of Elis, he was captured in war as a boy and sold into slavery. He subsequently came into contact with Socrates at Athens, who warmly received him and had him freed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phaedo of Elis is the 455th most popular philosopher (down from 409th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Greece (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Phaedo is most famous for the dialogue in which Socrates discusses the immortality of the soul and the afterlife.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Phaedo of Elis ranks 455 out of 1,267. Before him are Jyotirao Phule, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Hans Reichenbach, Linji Yixuan, Alain de Lille, and Henry Suso. After him are Murray Bookchin, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Vincent of Beauvais, Franz Rosenzweig, Arnobius, and Themistius.

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Jyotirao Phule
1827 - 1890
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 449
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
796 - 859
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 450
Hans Reichenbach
1891 - 1953
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 451
Linji Yixuan
850 - 866
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 452
Alain de Lille
1117 - 1202
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 453
Henry Suso
1295 - 1366
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 454
Phaedo of Elis
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 455
Murray Bookchin
1921 - 2006
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 456
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
1775 - 1833
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 457
Vincent of Beauvais
1190 - 1264
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 458
Franz Rosenzweig
1886 - 1929
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 459
Arnobius
255 - 327
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 460
Themistius
317 - 388
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 461

Contemporaries

Among people born in 401 BC, Phaedo of Elis ranks 3. Before him are Lysander, and Sun Bin. After him are Conon, Bian Que, and Clearchus of Sparta. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Phaedo of Elis ranks 8. Before him are Xanthippe, Zeuxis, Ctesias, Thaïs, Leochares, and Teos of Egypt. After him are Eubulides, Alcamenes, Parysatis, Oxyartes, Crateuas of Macedon, and Perictione.

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Lysander
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 1
Sun Bin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 2
Phaedo of Elis
PHILOSOPHER
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 3
Conon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 4
Bian Que
PHYSICIAN
401 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 5
Clearchus of Sparta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 6

Others Deceased in 400 BC

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Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 2
Zeuxis
PAINTER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 3
Ctesias
PHYSICIAN
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 4
Thaïs
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 5
Leochares
SCULPTOR
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 6
Teos of Egypt
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 7
Phaedo of Elis
PHILOSOPHER
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 8
Eubulides
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 9
Alcamenes
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 10
Parysatis
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 11
Oxyartes
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 12
Crateuas of Macedon
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 13
Perictione
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 14

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Phaedo of Elis ranks 271 out of 1,024. Before him are Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Jean Moréas (1856), Pausanias of Sparta (null), and Theodore Komnenos Doukas (1180). After him are Alexandros Papagos (1883), Philopoemen (-253), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), Anaxandridas II (-565), Arsinoe I (-305), and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906).

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Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 265
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 266
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1937
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 267
Jean Moréas
WRITER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 268
Pausanias of Sparta
POLITICIAN
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 269
Theodore Komnenos Doukas
POLITICIAN
1180 - 1253
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 270
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PHILOSOPHER
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 271
Alexandros Papagos
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1955
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 272
Philopoemen
POLITICIAN
253 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 273
Theodoros Kolokotronis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1843
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 274
Anaxandridas II
POLITICIAN
565 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 275
Arsinoe I
NOBLEMAN
305 BC - 248 BC
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 276
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
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HPI: 67.08
Rank: 277