Diogenes Laërtius

Summary

Diogenes Laërtius is a human^[1]. He worked as a historian^[2], biographer^[3], philosopher^[4], and philosophy historian^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,031 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Diogenes Laërtius held citizenship in Ancient Rome^[7].
• Diogenes Laërtius worked as a historian^[2].
• Diogenes Laërtius's professions included biographer^[3].
• Diogenes Laërtius worked as a philosopher^[4].
• Diogenes Laërtius's professions included philosophy historian^[5].
• Diogenes Laërtius's field of work was philosophy^[8].
• A notable work attributed to Diogenes Laërtius is Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers^[9].
• Diogenes Laërtius is recorded as male^[10].
• Diogenes Laërtius's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Diogenes Laërtius's Commons category is recorded as Diogenes Laërtius^[12].
• Diogenes Laërtius's given name is recorded as Διογένης^[13].
• Diogenes Laërtius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diogenes Laërtius^[14].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[15].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[17].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature^[19].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• Diogenes Laërtius's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[23].
• Diogenes Laërtius's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[24].
• Diogenes Laërtius's Commons Creator page is recorded as Diogenes Laërtius^[25].
• Diogenes Laërtius's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Διογένης ὁ Λαέρτιος'}^[26].
• Diogenes Laërtius's start of work period is recorded as 200^[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[2], biographer^[3], philosopher^[4], and philosophy historian^[5]. Diogenes Laërtius's field of work was philosophy^[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Diogenes Laërtius is Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers^[9].

Why It Matters

Diogenes Laërtius ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,031 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Works attributed to him include Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers^[30], a written work^[31].

FAQs

What did Diogenes Laërtius do for work?

Diogenes Laërtius worked as historian^[2], biographer^[3], philosopher^[4], and philosophy historian^[5].