philosopher

person with an extensive knowledge of philosophy
Occupation occupation Q4964182
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Summary

philosopher is an occupation[1]. philosopher draws 5,518 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #118 of 676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: humanities scholar[3]
  • Commons category: Philosophers[4]
  • Patron saint: Catherine of Alexandria[5], Albertus Magnus[6], Justin Martyr[7], Thomas Aquinas[8]
  • Field of this occupation: philosophy[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Philosophers[10]
  • Depicted by: Un filosofo[11], Un filosofo, testa coperta[12], Un filosofo a spalle nude[13], Un filosofo in copricapo[14], Sarcophagus of the centurion Lucius Pullius Peregrinus, with philosophers[15]
  • Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[16]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox philosopher[17]
  • Has effect: epistemological viewpoint[18]
  • Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Philosopher[19]
  • Has list: list of philosophers[20]
  • Female form of label: فيلسوفة[21], filósofa[22], filòsofa[23], filozofka[24], Philosophin[25], filozofino[26], philosophe[27], filosofe[28], פילוסופית[29], filosofa[30], filozofe[31], filozof[32], filozofkinja[33], filozofinja[34]
  • Male form of label: Philosoph[35], filozofulo[36], filósofo[37], филозоф[38], filozof[39], philosophe[40], filosofo[41], hifilosopan[42], filosofas[43]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for philosopher include philosopher's stone[44]; dining philosophers problem[45], a task[46], written by Edsger W. Dijkstra[47]; Philosophers' ships[48], a deportation[49], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[50]; and Brainy Smurf[51], a smurf[52].

Why It Matters

philosopher has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] philosopher is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for philosopher include philosopher's stone[44]; dining philosophers problem[45], a task[46], written by Edsger W. Dijkstra[47]; Philosophers' ships[48], a deportation[49], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[50]; and Brainy Smurf[51], a smurf[52].

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  4. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Franzekafka · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Female form of label → فيلسوفة, filósofa, filòsofa +25
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Female form of label: філософиня"
  2. 8w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb keyword → philosopher
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Imdb keyword: philosopher, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/193893367|philosopher (#193893367)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6965|Top 10,000 IMDb"
  3. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Male form of label → Philosoph, filozofulo, filósofo +8
    Biblissima authority id → John Leguizamo
    Svkkl authority id → h0000193-filozofove, 0206619-filozofky
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  4. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000193-filozofove, 0206619-filozofky
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  5. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → epistemological viewpoint
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Has effect: epistemological viewpoint, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect philosophical viewpoint → epistemological viewpoint ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResol"
  6. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isco-08 occupation class → 2633
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  7. 22w ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Esco occupation id → bfc92738-128b-44f5-92d4-51b10df17961
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  8. 23w ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Philosophers
    Has list → list of philosophers
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Library of congress authority id: sh85100836"
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