Anaxarchus

Summary

Anaxarchus is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Ancient Abdera^[2]. He was born on -0380-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Cyprus^[4]. He died on -0320-00-00T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Anaxarchus was born in Ancient Abdera^[2].
• Anaxarchus died in Cyprus^[4].
• Anaxarchus was born on -0380-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Anaxarchus died on -0320-00-00T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Anaxarchus worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Anaxarchus's field of work was philosophy^[8].
• A notable student of Anaxarchus was Pyrrho^[9].
• Anaxarchus is recorded as male^[10].
• Anaxarchus's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Anaxarchus is associated with the atomism movement^[12].
• Anaxarchus is associated with the Pre-Socratic philosophy movement^[13].
• Anaxarchus's given name is recorded as Ανάξαρχος^[14].
• Anaxarchus studied under Diogenes of Smyrna^[15].
• Anaxarchus studied under Metrodorus of Chios^[16].
• Anaxarchus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[17].
• Anaxarchus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Anaxarchus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[19].
• Anaxarchus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Anaxarchus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[21].
• Anaxarchus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[22].
• Anaxarchus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ἀνάξαρχος'}^[23].
• Anaxarchus's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek^[24].

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Origins and Family

Anaxarchus's place of birth was Ancient Abdera^[2]. He was born on -0380-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Studied under Diogenes of Smyrna^[15], a philosopher^[25] and Metrodorus of Chios^[16], a physician^[26], -0500–-0400^[27], specialised in philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Anaxarchus's professions included philosopher^[6]. His field of work was philosophy^[8]. A notable student of him was Pyrrho^[9].

Death and Burial

Anaxarchus died on -0320-00-00T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Cyprus^[4].

Why It Matters

Anaxarchus ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

FAQs

Where was Anaxarchus born?

Anaxarchus's place of birth was Ancient Abdera^[2].

Where did Anaxarchus die?

Anaxarchus passed away in Cyprus^[4].

What did Anaxarchus do for work?

Anaxarchus worked as philosopher^[6].