PHILOSOPHER

Timon of Athens

500 BC - Today

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Timon of Athens ( TY-mən; Ancient Greek: Τίμων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος, romanized: Tímōn ho Athēnaîos, gen. Τίμωνος, Tímōnos) was a citizen of Athens whose reputation for misanthropy grew to legendary status. According to the historian Plutarch, Timon lived during the era of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timon of Athens is the 864th most popular philosopher (down from 795th in 2019). (down from 1,823rd in 2019)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Timon of Athens ranks 864 out of 1,267. Before him are John Major, Metrodorus of Chios, Denis Pétau, Claude Lefort, Charles Kay Ogden, and Anandamayi Ma. After him are Julius Pollux, Myson of Chenae, James Mark Baldwin, Frederick Copleston, August Böckh, and Ted Nelson.

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Among people born in 500 BC, Timon of Athens ranks 65. Before him are Anaxilas, Hecatomnus, Callicratidas, Apollodorus, Metrodorus of Chios, and Hyperbolus. After him are Peisander, Thrasybulus of Syracuse, Xanthus, Jason of Pherae, Chabrias, and Argaeus II of Macedon.

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