PHILOSOPHER

Plutarch of Athens

350 - 431

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Plutarch of Athens (Greek: Πλούταρχος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 350 – 430 AD) was a Greek philosopher and Neoplatonist who taught in Athens at the beginning of the 5th century. He reestablished the Platonic Academy there and became its leader. He wrote commentaries on Aristotle and Plato, emphasizing the doctrines which they had in common. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Plutarch of Athens is the 401st most popular philosopher (down from 381st in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Greece (down from 225th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Plutarch was a Greek historian and philosopher who is most famous for his biographies of famous people.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Plutarch of Athens ranks 401 out of 1,267. Before him are A. S. Neill, J. L. Austin, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Anne Conway, Carl Gustav Hempel, and Siger of Brabant. After him are Karl Rahner, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Luce Irigaray, E. H. Carr, Yajnavalkya, and Paul Tillich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350, Plutarch of Athens ranks 3. Before him are Hypatia, and Bonifacius. After him are Ardashir II, Dalmatius, Thaïs, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Hermeric, Shemon Bar Sabbae, Octar, Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, and Sosurim of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 431, Plutarch of Athens ranks 1. After him are Paulinus of Nola, and Palladius of Galatia.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Plutarch of Athens ranks 244 out of 1,024. Before him are Memnon of Rhodes (-380), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Mnesikles (-500), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Costas Simitis (1936), and Xanthippus of Carthage (-300). After him are Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Agathon (-448), Calchas (null), Exekias (-501), Demaratus (-600), and Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Plutarch of Athens ranks 35. Before him are Aenesidemus (-80), Cleobulus (-590), Crates of Thebes (-365), Stilpo (-359), Philo of Larissa (-145), and Archelaus (-500). After him are Timon of Phlius (-320), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Phaedo of Elis (-401), Anaxarchus (-380), Polemon (-400), and Crates of Athens (-400).

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