Diophantus

ancient Greek rhetorician
Person human Q11917236
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Diophantus

Summary

Diophantus is a human[1]. He worked as a philosopher[2] and rhetorician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Diophantus's professions included philosopher[2].
  • Diophantus worked as a rhetorician[3].
  • A notable student of Diophantus was Libanius[5].
  • Diophantus is recorded as male[6].
  • Diophantus's instance of is recorded as human[7].
  • Diophantus's given name is recorded as Diofantos[8].
  • Diophantus studied under Julian of Cappadocia[9].
  • Diophantus's floruit is recorded as +0301-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Diophantus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • Diophantus's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 170501[12].
  • Diophantus's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121w6fbj[13].
  • Diophantus's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11j5snp7px[14].
  • Diophantus's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11d_87jbgn[15].
  • Diophantus's ToposText person ID is recorded as 12475[16].
  • Diophantus's LAGL author ID is recorded as urn:cts:greekLit:lagl0680[17].

Body

Education

Diophantus studied under Julian of Cappadocia[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[2] and rhetorician[3]. A notable student of Diophantus was Libanius[5].

Why It Matters

Diophantus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What did Diophantus do for work?

Diophantus worked as philosopher[2] and rhetorician[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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