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Simplicius of Cilicia

490 - 560

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Simplicius of Cilicia (; Greek: Σιμπλίκιος ὁ Κίλιξ; c. 480 – c. 540) was a disciple of Ammonius Hermiae and Damascius, and was one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He was among the pagan philosophers persecuted by Justinian in the early 6th century, and was forced for a time to seek refuge in the Persian court, before being allowed back into the empire. He wrote extensively on the works of Aristotle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simplicius of Cilicia is the 183rd most popular mathematician (down from 160th in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 383rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Mathematician.

Simplicius of Cilicia was a philosopher who wrote commentaries on the works of Aristotle. He was also an astronomer and mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Simplicius of Cilicia ranks 183 out of 1,004. Before him are Felix Hausdorff, Giambattista della Porta, Zoia Ceaușescu, Edward Norton Lorenz, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, and Étienne Bézout. After him are Édouard Lucas, Alonzo Church, Jean Gaston Darboux, Jakob Steiner, Hans Hahn, and G. I. Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490, Simplicius of Cilicia ranks 6. Before him are Pope Silverius, Pope Agapetus I, Bumin Qaghan, Romanos the Melodist, and John Philoponus. After him are John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, Samson of Dol, and Urien. Among people deceased in 560, Simplicius of Cilicia ranks 3. Before him are Procopius, and Cynric. After him are Medardus, Audoin, Chram, Clodoald, Glappa of Bernicia, Thurisind, and Gabrán mac Domangairt.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Simplicius of Cilicia ranks 397 out of 1,347. Before him are Agnes of Antioch (1153), Deiphobus (null), Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216), Aziz Nesin (1915), Hüma Hatun (1400), and Cleitus the Black (-370). After him are Nebahat Çehre (1944), Alexander Balas (-150), İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Ahmet Ertegun (1923), Dani Rodrik (1957), and Thomas the Slav (800).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Türkiye

Among mathematicians born in Türkiye, Simplicius of Cilicia ranks 7. Before him are Apollonius of Perga (-262), Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Al-Battani (858), Thābit ibn Qurra (836), Anthemius of Tralles (474), and Autolycus of Pitane (-360). After him are Menaechmus (-375), Callippus (-370), Theon of Smyrna (70), Theodosius of Bithynia (-160), and Suzan Kahramaner (1913).

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