Carpocrates

2nd century Egyptian philosopher and gnostic
Person human Q441448
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Carpocrates

Summary

Carpocrates is a human[1]. Born in Alexandria[2], he… he was born on +0100-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Cephalonia[4]. He died on +0138-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Carpocrates's place of birth was Alexandria[2].
  • Carpocrates passed away in Cephalonia[4].
  • Carpocrates was born on +0100-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Carpocrates died on +0138-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Carpocrates's professions included philosopher[6].
  • Carpocrates's field of work was philosophy[8].
  • Carpocrates is recorded as male[9].
  • Carpocrates's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Carpocrates's movement is recorded as gnosticism[11].
  • Carpocrates's ISNI is recorded as 0000000389773001[12].
  • Carpocrates's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 283223887[13].
  • Carpocrates's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6164778645708341566[14].
  • Carpocrates's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2022013486[15].
  • Carpocrates's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d6v3[16].
  • Carpocrates's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 146046579[17].
  • Carpocrates's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0015259[18].
  • Carpocrates's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Carpocrates's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Carpocrates's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Carpocrates's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Carpocrates's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as carpocrate-et-carpocratiens[23].
  • Carpocrates's NE.se ID is recorded as karpokrates[24].
  • Carpocrates's Orthodox Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 1681157[25].
  • Carpocrates's Goodreads character ID is recorded as 8557[26].
  • Carpocrates's Hrvatska enciklopedija ID is recorded as 30655[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Carpocrates was born in Alexandria[2]. He was born on +0100-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Carpocrates worked as a philosopher[6]. His field of work was philosophy[8].

Death and Burial

Carpocrates died on +0138-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Cephalonia[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carpocrates include Carpocratians[28], a sect[29].

Why It Matters

Carpocrates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include Carpocratians[28], a sect[29].

FAQs

Where was Carpocrates born?

Carpocrates was born in Alexandria[2].

Where did Carpocrates die?

Carpocrates died in Cephalonia[4].

What did Carpocrates do for work?

Carpocrates worked as philosopher[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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