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philosopher king

king who rules through love and knowledge, as described by Plato
Intangible profession Q2088191
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philosopher king

Summary

philosopher king is a profession[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • philosopher king is the creator of Plato[3].
  • philosopher king's instance of is recorded as profession[4].
  • philosopher king's instance of is recorded as noble title[5].
  • philosopher king's instance of is recorded as position[6].
  • philosopher king is a type of ruler[7].
  • philosopher king is a type of philosopher[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[4], noble title[5], and position[6]. Recorded subclass of include ruler[7] and philosopher[8].

Why It Matters

philosopher king ranks in the top 8% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,484 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Plato

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → Plato
    Creator → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → ruler, philosopher
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541266405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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