sophist

teachers of 5th century BC Greece
Intangible historical_profession Q3750514
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sophist

Summary

sophist is a historical profession[1]. sophist ranks in the top 7% of historical_profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,123 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sophist's instance of is recorded as historical profession[3].
  • sophist took place at Classical Athens[4].
  • sophist is a type of professor[5].
  • sophist's Commons category is recorded as Sophists[6].
  • sophist's field of this occupation is recorded as sophism[7].
  • sophist began on 500 BC[8].
  • sophist's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sophists[9].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
  • sophist's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • sophist's different from is recorded as sophism[18].
  • sophist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sophistin'}[19].
  • sophist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'sofistino'}[20].
  • sophist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sofistka'}[21].
  • sophist's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'софистка'}[22].
  • sophist's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'sofista'}[23].
  • sophist's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sofist'}[24].
  • sophist's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'софист'}[25].

Body

Definition and Type

sophist's instance of is recorded as historical profession[3]. sophist is a type of professor[5].

Influence

Things named for sophist include Sophistical Refutations[26], a written work[27], written by Aristotle[28].

Why It Matters

sophist ranks in the top 7% of historical_profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,123 views/month).[2] sophist has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] sophist is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

sophist has been cited as an influence by Socrates[31], a philosopher[32], -0470–-0399[33], of Classical Athens[34], specialised in philosophy[35].

Entities named for sophist include Sophistical Refutations[26], a written work[27], written by Aristotle[28].

FAQs

Who did sophist influence?

sophist has been cited as an influence by Socrates[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q137041054. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q137041054. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from sophism
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    Subclass of professor
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|15 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26223, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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