Xenophanes

Summary

Xenophanes is a human^[1]. Born in Colophon^[2], he… he was born on 570 BC^[3]. He passed away in Syracuse^[4]. He died on 478 BC^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], poet^[7], epigrammatist^[8], elegist^[9], and writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,524 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Xenophanes was born in Colophon^[2].
• Xenophanes passed away in Syracuse^[4].
• Xenophanes was born on 570 BC^[3].
• Xenophanes died on 478 BC^[5].
• Xenophanes's professions included philosopher^[6].
• Xenophanes's professions included poet^[7].
• Xenophanes worked as an epigrammatist^[8].
• Xenophanes's professions included elegist^[9].
• Xenophanes worked as a writer^[10].
• Xenophanes worked as a theologian^[12].
• Xenophanes's field of work was philosophy^[13].
• A notable student of Xenophanes was Parmenides^[14].
• Xenophanes's religion is recorded as deism^[15].
• Xenophanes is recorded as male^[16].
• Xenophanes's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Xenophanes is associated with the Pre-Socratic philosophy movement^[18].
• Xenophanes is associated with the ancient philosophy movement^[19].
• Xenophanes's Commons category is recorded as Xenophanes^[20].
• Xenophanes's given name is recorded as Ξενοφάνης^[21].
• Xenophanes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xenophanes^[22].
• Xenophanes's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Xenophanes's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[24].
• Xenophanes's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature^[25].
• Xenophanes's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[26].
• Xenophanes's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

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Origins and Family

Xenophanes was born in Colophon^[2]. He was born on 570 BC^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], poet^[7], epigrammatist^[8], elegist^[9], writer^[10], and theologian^[12]. Xenophanes's field of work was philosophy^[13]. A notable student of him was Parmenides^[14].

Personal Life

Xenophanes's religion is recorded as deism^[15].

Death and Burial

Xenophanes died on 478 BC^[5]. He died in Syracuse^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Xenophanes include he^[28], an impact crater^[29].

Why It Matters

Xenophanes ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,524 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

He has been cited as an influence by Benedictus de Spinoza^[32], a philosopher^[33], 1632–1677^[34], of Dutch Republic^[35], specialised in philosophy^[36] and Heraclitus^[37], a philosopher^[38], -0535–-0470^[39], of Ephesus^[40], specialised in philosophy^[41].

Entities named for him include he^[28], an impact crater^[29].

FAQs

Where was Xenophanes born?

Xenophanes was born in Colophon^[2].

Where did Xenophanes die?

Xenophanes passed away in Syracuse^[4].

What did Xenophanes do for work?

Xenophanes worked as philosopher^[6], poet^[7], epigrammatist^[8], elegist^[9], and writer^[10].

Who did Xenophanes influence?

Xenophanes has been cited as an influence by Benedictus de Spinoza^[32] and Heraclitus^[37].