Philo the Dialectician

ancient Greek philosopher
Person human Q1366567

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[5]
Date of birth
400 BC
Date of death
300 BC
Occupation
philosopher
Field of work
philosophy[4]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Ancient Greek[12]
Given name
Φίλων[6]
Writing language
Ancient Greek[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Philo of Megara en Philo the Dialectician da Filon fra Megara de Philon von Megara de Philo von Megara es Filón de Megara fi Filon Dialektikko fi Filon Loogikko fi Filon Megaralainen fr Philon le Dialecticien fr Philon de Mégare fr Philon le mégarique it Filone di Megara it Filone il Dialettico ja メガラのフィロン pl Filon z Megary pt Fílon, o Dialético ru Филон Диалектик ru Филон из Мегары uk Філон з Мегари
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
399098
GND ID
102402930
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00285515
CIRIS author ID
1682
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
102402930
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
201324
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Philo-of-Megara
Freebase ID
/m/03cvc_w
InPhO ID
thinker/3713
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3900984
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TLG author ID
4260
Trismegistos author ID
8046

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Summary

Philo the Dialectician was born on January 1, 400 BC[1]. He died on January 1, 300 BC[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3].

Body

Education

Studied under Diodorus Cronus[7], a philosopher[14], -0400–-0300[15] and Anniceris[8], a philosopher[16], -0400–-0360[17], specialised in philosophy[18].

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What did Philo the Dialectician do for work?

Philo the Dialectician worked as philosopher[3].

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  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8w ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → Ancient Greek
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