PHILOSOPHER

Philo

15 BC - 45

Philo

Philo of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: Φίλων, romanized: Phílōn; Hebrew: יְדִידְיָה, romanized: Yəḏīḏyāh; c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE), also called Philō Judæus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. The only event in Philo's life that can be decisively dated is his representation of the Alexandrian Jews in a delegation to the Roman emperor Caligula in 40 CE following civil strife between the Jewish and Greek communities of Alexandria. Philo was a leading writer of the Hellenistic Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt. He wrote expansively in Koine Greek on philosophy, politics, and religion in his time; specifically, he explored the connections between Greek Platonic philosophy and late Second Temple Judaism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philo is the 138th most popular philosopher (down from 126th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 47th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Philo was a Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the 1st century CE. He is most famous for his allegorical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Philo ranks 138 out of 1,267. Before him are John Wycliffe, Johann Friedrich Herbart, Martin Buber, Zygmunt Bauman, Giambattista Vico, and Tommaso Campanella. After him are Charles Fourier, Duns Scotus, Baron d'Holbach, Mozi, Kanada, and Wilhelm Dilthey.

Others Born in 15 BC

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Germanicus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
15 BC - 19
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 1
Philo
PHILOSOPHER
15 BC - 45
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 2
Polemon II of Pontus
POLITICIAN
15 BC - 74
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 45

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Philo
PHILOSOPHER
15 BC - 45
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 1
Apion
WRITER
30 BC - 45
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 2

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Philo ranks 52 out of 642. Before him are Ramesses I (-1300), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Cyril of Alexandria (376), Smenkhkare (-1400), and Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922). After him are Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), Thutmose I (-1600), Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250), Eli Cohen (1924), and Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161).

Others born in Egypt

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Ramesses I
NOBLEMAN
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 46
Ankhesenamun
COMPANION
1347 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 47
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
POLITICIAN
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 48
Cyril of Alexandria
PHYSICIAN
376 - 444
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 49
Smenkhkare
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 50
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2016
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 51
Philo
PHILOSOPHER
15 BC - 45
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 52
Ahmose I
POLITICIAN
1560 BC - 1525 BC
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 53
Sneferu
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 54
Thutmose I
POLITICIAN
1600 BC - 1493 BC
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 55
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 326
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 56
Eli Cohen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1965
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 57
Cleopatra III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
161 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 58