Diogenes Laërtius

3rd-century Roman biographer of Greek philosophers
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Diogenes Laërtius
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Diogenes Laërtius

Summary

Diogenes Laërtius is a human[1]. He was born on 180[2]. He died on 240[3]. He worked as a historian[4], biographer[5], philosopher[6], and philosophy historian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,017 views/month, #7,031 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Diogenes Laërtius was born on 180[2].
  • Diogenes Laërtius died on 240[3].
  • Diogenes Laërtius held citizenship in Ancient Rome[9].
  • Diogenes Laërtius worked as a historian[4].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's professions included biographer[5].
  • Diogenes Laërtius worked as a philosopher[6].
  • Diogenes Laërtius worked as a philosophy historian[7].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's field of work was philosophy[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Diogenes Laërtius is Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers[11].
  • Diogenes Laërtius is recorded as male[12].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's Commons category is recorded as Diogenes Laërtius[14].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's given name is recorded as Διογένης[15].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diogenes Laërtius[16].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[19].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[21].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[24].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[25].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[26].
  • Diogenes Laërtius's Commons Creator page is recorded as Diogenes Laërtius[27].

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Origins and Family

Diogenes Laërtius was born on 180[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], biographer[5], philosopher[6], and philosophy historian[7]. Diogenes Laërtius's field of work was philosophy[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Diogenes Laërtius is Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers[11].

Death and Burial

Diogenes Laërtius died on 240[3].

Why It Matters

Diogenes Laërtius ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,017 views/month, #7,031 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers[30], a written work[31].

FAQs

What did Diogenes Laërtius do for work?

Diogenes Laërtius worked as historian[4], biographer[5], philosopher[6], and philosophy historian[7].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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