Plato is a human[1]. He was born in Athens[2]. He was born on May 7, 427 BC[3]. He passed away in Athens[4]. He died on 347 BC[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], epigrammatist[7], poet[8], writer[9], and philosopher of law[10]. He ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,291 views/month, #2,502 of 1,000,298).[11]
Born in Athens[2], Plato… Recorded date of birth include May 7, 427 BC[3], May 21, 429 BC[12], and 428 BC[13]. His father was Ariston of Athens[16]. His mother was Perictione[17]. Ancient Greek was his native language[19].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], epigrammatist[7], poet[8], writer[9], and philosopher of law[10]. Fields of work include philosophy[20], an academic discipline[28]; literature[21], a type of arts[29]; epistemology[22], a branch of philosophy[30]; law[23], an academic discipline[31]; politics[24], an academic discipline[32]; and education[25], a branch of science[33]. Plato held the position of scholarch of the Platonic Academy[26].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Crito[27], Euthyphro[34], Phaedo[35], Euthydemus[36], Protagoras[37], and Timaeus[38].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include 347 BC[5] and 348 BC[14]. Plato died in Athens[4]. He is buried at Tomb of him, Athens[15].
Why It Matters
Plato ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,291 views/month, #2,502 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
He has been cited as an influence by C. S. Lewis[41], a writer[42], 1898–1963[43], of United Kingdom[44], awarded the honorary doctorate at the Laval University[45], specialised in writing[46]; Immanuel Kant[47], a philosopher[48], 1724–1804[49], of Kingdom of Prussia[50], specialised in epistemology[51]; Friedrich Nietzsche[52], a philosopher[53], 1844–1900[54], of Kingdom of Prussia[55]; Aristotle[56], a biologist[57], -0384–-0322[58], specialised in philosophy[59]; Ralph Waldo Emerson[60], a philosopher[61], 1803–1882[62], of United States[63], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[64], specialised in philosophy[65]; and Augustine of Hippo[66], a philosopher[67], 0354–0430[68], of Ancient Rome[69], specialised in philosophy[70].
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