PHILOSOPHER

Priscian

500 - 600

Priscian

Priscianus Caesariensis (fl. AD 500), commonly known as Priscian ( or ), was a Latin grammarian and the author of the Institutes of Grammar, which was the standard textbook for the study of Latin during the Middle Ages. It also provided the raw material for the field of speculative grammar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Priscian is the 492nd most popular philosopher (down from 459th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 41st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Algerian Philosopher.

Priscian was an early medieval scholar who is most famous for his work on Latin grammar, the "Institutiones grammaticae".

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Priscian ranks 492 out of 1,267. Before him are Dicaearchus, John Gray, Zengzi, Ernst Troeltsch, Yi I, and Zhang Daoling. After him are Petrus Ramus, Emmanuel Mounier, Hasdai Crescas, Kapila, Ivan Ilyin, and Norberto Bobbio.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Dicaearchus
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 486
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 487
Zengzi
504 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 488
Ernst Troeltsch
1865 - 1923
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 489
Yi I
1536 - 1584
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 490
Zhang Daoling
34 - 156
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 491
Priscian
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 492
Petrus Ramus
1515 - 1572
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 493
Emmanuel Mounier
1905 - 1950
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 494
Hasdai Crescas
1340 - 1410
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 495
Kapila
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 496
Ivan Ilyin
1883 - 1954
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 497
Norberto Bobbio
1909 - 2004
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 498

Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Priscian ranks 18. Before him are Yazdegerd II, Ernak, Balash, Godomar II, Ildico, and Gundobad. After him are Antipope Dioscorus, Hormizd III, Peter III of Alexandria, Gerasimus of the Jordan, Marcus, and Wacho. Among people deceased in 600, Priscian ranks 5. Before him are Jordanes, Abraha, Qasim ibn Muhammad, and Abd Manaf ibn Qusai. After him are Sophia, Stephanus of Byzantium, Leander of Seville, Icel of Mercia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Agathangelos, and Hrólfr Kraki.

Others Born in 500

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Yazdegerd II
POLITICIAN
500 - 457
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 12
Ernak
POLITICIAN
500 - 469
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 13
Balash
POLITICIAN
500 - 488
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 14
Godomar II
POLITICIAN
500 - 534
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 15
Ildico
COMPANION
500 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 16
Gundobad
POLITICIAN
500 - 516
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 17
Priscian
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 18
Antipope Dioscorus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 530
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 19
Hormizd III
POLITICIAN
500 - 459
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 20
Peter III of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 490
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 21
Gerasimus of the Jordan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 475
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 22
Marcus
NOBLEMAN
500 - 476
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 23
Wacho
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 24

Others Deceased in 600

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Jordanes
WRITER
600 - 600
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 1
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 2
Qasim ibn Muhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
598 - 600
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 3
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
430 - 600
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 4
Priscian
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 5
Sophia
POLITICIAN
530 - 600
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 6
Stephanus of Byzantium
POLITICIAN
501 - 600
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 7
Leander of Seville
PHYSICIAN
534 - 600
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 8
Icel of Mercia
POLITICIAN
501 - 600
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 9
Eutocius of Ascalon
MATHEMATICIAN
480 - 600
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 10
Agathangelos
WRITER
500 - 600
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 11
Hrólfr Kraki
POLITICIAN
596 - 600
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 12

In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Priscian ranks 40 out of 213. Before him are Bernard-Henri Lévy (1948), Mohamed Boudiaf (1919), Sidi Boushaki (1394), Assia Djebar (1936), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), and Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (1856). After him are Micipsa (-200), Jean-Claude Brialy (1933), Khaled (1960), Robert Merle (1908), Abdelkader Bensalah (1941), and Jean-Marc Aveline (1958).

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Bernard-Henri Lévy
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 34
Mohamed Boudiaf
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1992
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 35
Sidi Boushaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1394 - 1453
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 36
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 37
Marcus Minucius Felix
WRITER
110 - 260
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 38
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1942
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 39
Priscian
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 40
Micipsa
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 41
Jean-Claude Brialy
ACTOR
1933 - 2007
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 42
Khaled
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 43
Robert Merle
WRITER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 44
Abdelkader Bensalah
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 45
Jean-Marc Aveline
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 46