Diogenes Laërtius was born on 180[1]. He died on 240[2]. He worked as a historian[3], biographer[4], philosopher[5], and philosophy historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,712 views/month, #7,031 of 1,000,298).[7]
Topic's main category: Category:Diogenes Laërtius[14]
Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], BEIC Digital Library[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Library of the World's Best Literature[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[22], Pauly–Wissowa[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[24]
Diogenes Laërtius has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Works attributed to him include Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers[33], a written work[34].
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Diogenes Laërtius worked as a historian[3], biographer[4], philosopher[5], and philosophy historian[6].
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