PHILOSOPHER
Zaleucus
663 BC - 600 BC
Zaleucus
Zaleucus (Ancient Greek: Ζάλευκος; fl. 7th century BC) was the Greek lawgiver of Epizephyrian Locris, in Magna Graecia. According to the Suda, he worked as a shepherd and was kept a slave before receiving an education and turning to law-making. Some sources make him a Pythagorean philosopher, although older ones put him as older than Pythagoras or even deny his existence altogether. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zaleucus is the 589th most popular philosopher (down from 568th in 2019). (down from 867th in 2019)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Zaleucus ranks 589 out of 1,267. Before him are Georges Canguilhem, Al-Baydawi, Gaetano Mosca, Chaïm Perelman, John Austin, and Yang Zhu. After him are G. A. Cohen, Tom Regan, Jean Hyppolite, Werner Jaeger, Vilém Flusser, and Hans Blumenberg.
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Georges Canguilhem
1904 - 1995
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 583
Al-Baydawi
1201 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 584
Gaetano Mosca
1858 - 1941
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 585
Chaïm Perelman
1912 - 1984
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 586
John Austin
1790 - 1859
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 587
Yang Zhu
369 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 588
Zaleucus
663 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 589
G. A. Cohen
1941 - 2009
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 590
Tom Regan
1938 - 2017
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 591
Jean Hyppolite
1907 - 1968
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 592
Werner Jaeger
1888 - 1961
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 593
Vilém Flusser
1920 - 1991
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 594
Hans Blumenberg
1920 - 1996
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 595
Contemporaries
Among people born in 663 BC, Zaleucus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Zaleucus ranks 20. Before him are Sushruta, Mimnermus, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Harpagus, Hipponax, and Arsames. After him are Tanaquil, Philip I of Macedon, Rhodopis, Eupalinos, Phocylides, and Miltiades the Elder.
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Sushruta
PHYSICIAN
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 14
Mimnermus
WRITER
670 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 15
Cleisthenes of Sicyon
POLITICIAN
701 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 16
Harpagus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 17
Hipponax
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 18
Arsames
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 19
Zaleucus
PHILOSOPHER
663 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 20
Tanaquil
COMPANION
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 21
Philip I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 22
Rhodopis
COMPANION
550 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 23
Eupalinos
ENGINEER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 24
Phocylides
WRITER
560 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 25
Miltiades the Elder
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 26
