Gorgias

Greek presocratic philosopher and sophist (483–375 BC)
Person human Q179785
Gorgias
Giuseppe Emanuele Ortolani e C. Biondi · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Gorgias was born on 483 BC[1] in Lentini[2]. He died on 375 BC[3] in Larissa[4]. He worked as a sophist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,107 views/month, #7,054 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 485 BC[7]
  • Field of work: philosophy[8]
  • Student: Hippocrates[9], Isocrates[10], Polus[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Movement: sophism[13], Pre-Socratic philosophy[14], sophist[15]
  • Commons category: Gorgias[16]
  • Student of: Empedocles[17], Tisias[18]
  • Depicted by: Gorgias statue at Olympia[19]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[24], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Pauly–Wissowa[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Attic Greek[27], Ancient Greek[28]
  • Name in native language: Γοργίας[29]
  • Different from: Gordias[30], Gorgias of Athens[31]

Why It Matters

Gorgias has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Gorgias born?

Gorgias was born in Lentini[2].

Where did Gorgias die?

Gorgias died in Larissa[4].

What did Gorgias do for work?

Gorgias worked as a sophist[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [1] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. wikidata.org.
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  12. [3] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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