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Summary
Porphyry was born on 233[1] in Tyre[2]. He died on 301[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], music theorist[6], historian[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,717 views/month, #7,069 of 1,000,298).[9]
Notable work: Against the Christians[13], Life of Pythagoras[14], History of philosophy[15], Chronicle[16], Life of Plotinus[17], Geography[18], Isagoge[19]
Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[27], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Library of the World's Best Literature[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[34], New International Encyclopedia[35], Pauly–Wissowa[36]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Porphyry include Porphyrian tree[37], a tree structure[38].
Why It Matters
Porphyry has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
He has been cited as an influence by Boethius[41], a philosopher[42], 0480–0525[43], of Ostrogothic Kingdom[44], specialised in philosophy[45] and Iamblichus[46], a philosopher[47], 0240–0320[48], of Ancient Rome[49], specialised in philosophy[50].
Works attributed to him include Isagoge[51], a written work[52] and On Abstinence from Eating Animals[53], a literary work[54], founded in 0271[55]. Entities named for him include Porphyrian tree[37], a tree structure[38].
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