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Philolaus

470 BC - 390 BC

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Philolaus (; Ancient Greek: Φιλόλαος, Philólaos; c. 470 – c. 385 BC) was a Greek Pythagorean and pre-Socratic philosopher. He was born in a Greek colony in Italy and migrated to Greece. Philolaus has been called one of three most prominent figures in the Pythagorean tradition and the most outstanding figure in the Pythagorean school. Pythagoras developed a school of philosophy that was dominated by both mathematics and mysticism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philolaus is the 58th most popular mathematician (down from 53rd in 2019), the 464th most popular biography from Italy (down from 420th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Mathematician.

Philolaus is most famous for his Pythagorean theorem.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Philolaus ranks 58 out of 1,004. Before him are Archytas, August Ferdinand Möbius, Josef Stefan, Sophie Germain, Friedrich Bessel, and Charles Sanders Peirce. After him are Karl Weierstrass, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Marin Mersenne, Émilie du Châtelet, Ludolph van Ceulen, and Girard Desargues.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 470 BC, Philolaus ranks 4. Before him are Socrates, Aspasia, and Mozi. After him are Melissus of Samos, Callicrates, Hippocrates of Chios, Achilles Painter, and Teres I. Among people deceased in 390 BC, Philolaus ranks 2. Before him is Brennus. After him are Conon, and Amadocus I.

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    Brennus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 75.70

    Rank: 1

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    Philolaus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    470 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 75.48

    Rank: 2

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    Conon

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    401 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 64.94

    Rank: 3

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    Amadocus I

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 58.26

    Rank: 4

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Philolaus ranks 464 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope John XVII (950), Pope Conon (630), Albano Carrisi (1943), Pope Alexander II (1010), Pope Stephen III (720), and Pope John XIV (1000). After him are Roger II of Sicily (1095), Pope Marinus II (932), Pontormo (1494), Guccio Gucci (1881), Pope Benedict VI (900), and Pope Stephen VI (850).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Philolaus ranks 9. Before him are Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Luca Pacioli (1445), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499), and Archytas (-428). After him are Giuseppe Peano (1858), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), Lodovico Ferrari (1522), Vincenzo Viviani (1622), Aloysius Lilius (1510), and Scipione del Ferro (1465).

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