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Speusippus

407 BC - 339 BC

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Speusippus (; Ancient Greek: Σπεύσιππος; c. 408 – 339/8 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Speusippus was Plato's nephew by his sister Potone. After Plato's death, c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Speusippus is the 288th most popular philosopher (down from 260th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Greece (down from 150th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Speusippus was most famous for his work in mathematics and philosophy. He was the head of Plato's Academy after Plato's death.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Speusippus ranks 288 out of 1,267. Before him are Bayazid Bastami, Ramana Maharshi, Bruno Latour, Epimenides, Hans Jonas, and Thomas Carlyle. After him are Alexander of Aphrodisias, Jacques Maritain, Alain Badiou, Alfred Tarski, Miskawayh, and Rudolf Bultmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 407 BC, Speusippus ranks 1. After him is Eurydice I of Macedon. Among people deceased in 339 BC, Speusippus ranks 1. After him are Ateas, and Lanike.

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    Speusippus

    PHILOSOPHER

    407 BC - 339 BC

    HPI: 71.04

    Rank: 1

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    Ateas

    POLITICIAN

    420 BC - 339 BC

    HPI: 61.12

    Rank: 2

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    Lanike

    NOBLEMAN

    380 BC - 339 BC

    HPI: 53.76

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Speusippus ranks 169 out of 1,024. Before him are Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490), Spyridon Louis (1873), and Epimenides (-690). After him are Caranus of Macedon (-900), Aeschines (-389), Craterus (-370), Longus (110), Tyrtaeus (-700), and Hippocrates of Chios (-470).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Speusippus ranks 26. Before him are Cratylus (-500), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Panaetius (-185), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), and Epimenides (-690). After him are Chilon of Sparta (-600), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Aenesidemus (-80), Cleobulus (-590), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Stilpo (-359).

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