Hippon

ancient Greek philosopher
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Hippon

Summary

Hippon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rhegion[2]. He was born on 500 BC[3]. He died on 460 BC[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5] and physician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Hippon's place of birth was Rhegion[2].
  • Born in Metapontum[8], Hippon…
  • Hippon was born in Crotone[9].
  • Hippon's place of birth was Samos[10].
  • Hippon was born on 500 BC[3].
  • Hippon died on 460 BC[4].
  • Hippon held citizenship in Rhegion[11].
  • Hippon worked as a philosopher[5].
  • Hippon's professions included physician[6].
  • Hippon's field of work was philosophy[12].
  • Hippon is recorded as male[13].
  • Hippon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Hippon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hippon[15].
  • Hippon's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • Hippon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Hippon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[18].
  • Hippon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[19].
  • Hippon's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Rhegion[2], an ancient city[21], in Italy[22], founded in -0723[23]; Metapontum[8], a Greek colony[24], in Italy[25]; Crotone[9], a comune of Italy[26], in Italy[27], founded in -0710[28]; and Samos[10], an island[29], in Greece[30]. Hippon was born on 500 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[5] and physician[6]. Hippon's field of work was philosophy[12].

Death and Burial

Hippon died on 460 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Hippon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Hippon born?

Hippon was born in Rhegion[2].

What did Hippon do for work?

Hippon worked as philosopher[5] and physician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Refutation of all Heresies. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . De die natali. fr.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Anonymus Londinensis. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . cosmovisions.com. Retrieved . cosmovisions.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . 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. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 41m ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation philosopher, physician
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  2. 10d ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Citizenship
    Aliases
    Writing language Ancient Greek
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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