Leucippus

Summary

Leucippus is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Miletus^[2]. He was born on January 1, 500 BC^[3]. He died in Ancient Abdera^[4]. He died on 500 BC^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6] and physicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Leucippus's place of birth was Miletus^[2].
• Leucippus died in Ancient Abdera^[4].
• Leucippus was born on January 1, 500 BC^[3].
• Leucippus died on 500 BC^[5].
• Leucippus held citizenship in Miletus^[9].
• Leucippus worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Leucippus worked as a physicist^[7].
• Leucippus's field of work was philosophy^[10].
• Leucippus's field of work was cosmology^[11].
• A notable student of Leucippus was Democritus^[12].
• Leucippus is recorded as male^[13].
• Leucippus's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Leucippus is associated with the atomism movement^[15].
• Leucippus is associated with the materialism movement^[16].
• Leucippus is associated with the Pre-Socratic philosophy movement^[17].
• Leucippus's Commons category is recorded as Leucippus (philosopher)^[18].
• Leucippus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[19].
• Leucippus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[20].
• Leucippus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Leucippus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Leucippus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Leucippus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Leucippus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• Leucippus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[26].
• Leucippus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Λεύκιππος'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Leucippus was born in Miletus^[2]. He was born on January 1, 500 BC^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6] and physicist^[7]. Fields of work include philosophy^[10], an academic discipline^[28] and cosmology^[11], a branch of astronomy^[29]. A notable student of Leucippus was Democritus^[12].

Death and Burial

Leucippus died on 500 BC^[5]. He died in Ancient Abdera^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Leucippus include he^[30], a lunar crater^[31].

Why It Matters

Leucippus ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He has been cited as an influence by Democritus^[34], a philosopher^[35], -0460–-0360^[36], of Greece^[37], specialised in philosophy^[38].

Entities named for him include he^[30], a lunar crater^[31].

FAQs

Where was Leucippus born?

Leucippus's place of birth was Miletus^[2].

Where did Leucippus die?

Leucippus died in Ancient Abdera^[4].

What did Leucippus do for work?

Leucippus worked as philosopher^[6] and physicist^[7].

Who did Leucippus influence?

Leucippus has been cited as an influence by Democritus^[34].