Hegesinus of Pergamon

ancient Greek philosopher
Person human Q764766
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Summary

Hegesinus of Pergamon was born on 200 BC[1]. He died in Athens[2]. He worked as a philosopher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: philosophy[5]
  • Student: Carneades[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Movement: Platonism[8]
  • Student of: Evander[9]
  • Described by source: 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[10], Pauly–Wissowa[11]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[12]
  • Different from: Hegesinus[13]
  • Time period: Hellenistic period[14]
  • Writing language: Ancient Greek[15]
  • Significant place: Salamis[16]

Why It Matters

Hegesinus of Pergamon has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where did Hegesinus of Pergamon die?

Hegesinus of Pergamon died in Athens[2].

What did Hegesinus of Pergamon do for work?

Hegesinus of Pergamon worked as a philosopher[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [16] ↑ . Bibliotheca. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Athens
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'ps',
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  2. 23w ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Student of → Evander
    Student → Carneades
    Aliases → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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