Hermippus of Smyrna
Hermippus of Smyrna was a Greek grammarian and peripatetic philosopher, surnamed by the ancient writers "the Callimachian", from which it may be inferred that he was a disciple of Callimachus about the middle of the 3rd century BC, while the fact of his having written about the life of Chrysippus proves that he lived to about the end of the century. His writings seem to have been of very great importance and value. They are repeatedly referred to by the ancient writers, under many titles, of which, however, most, if not all, seem to have been chapters of his great biographical work, which is often quoted under the title of Lives (Bioi).
Hermippus of Smyrna
- Born
- 300
- Nationality
- Smyrna
- Occupation
- writer · biographer · librarian · historian
- Fields
- biography
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Hermippus of Smyrna was a Greek grammarian and peripatetic philosopher, surnamed by the ancient writers "the Callimachian", from which it may be inferred that he was a disciple of Callimachus about the middle of the 3rd century BC, while the fact of his having written about the life of Chrysippus proves that he lived to about the end of the century. His writings seem to have been of very great importance and value. They are repeatedly referred to by the ancient writers, under many titles, of which, however, most, if not all, seem to have been chapters of his great biographical work, which is often quoted under the title of Lives (Bioi).
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Hermippus of Smyrna. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q933860 · wikipedia · Hermippus of Smyrna
In this article
Identity
Identity
The work contained the biographies of a great many ancient figures, including orators, poets, historians, and philosophers. It contained the earliest known biography of Aristotle, as well as philosophers such as Pythagoras, Empedocles, Heraclitus, Democritus, Zeno, Socrates, Plato, Antisthenes, Diogenes, Stilpo, Epicurus, Theophrastus, Heraclides, Demetrius Phalereus, and Chrysippus. The work has been lost, but many later Lives extensively quote it. Josephus and Origen cite Hermippus to argue that Pythagoras owed a debt to Judaism.
Hermippus of Smyrna is recorded with the occupation biographer. Classed in the genre biography. Recorded as writer, biographer, librarian and historian.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
300
Hermippus of Smyrna born.
300
Hermippus of Smyrna died.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Kershaw, Stephen P. A Brief History of Atlantis: Plato's Ideal State. Little, Brown Book Group. 2017. 978-1-4721-3700-5.
- 2.Josephus, Contra Apionem i. 22; Jerome, De Viris Illustribus Praef.
- 3.Fuss, Abraham M. The Study of Science and Philosophy Justified by Jewish Tradition. The Torah U-Madda Journal. 5. 101–114. 1994. 1050-4745.
- 4.Stern, Menahem. Greek and Latin authors on Jews and Judaism. Brill. 93–96. 1974-01-01. 978-90-04-67340-3.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
38,661 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Herminia BrumanaAuthor
- Herminie de La Brousse de VerteillacAuthor
- Hermiona AsachiAuthor
- HermippusAuthor
- Hermynia Zur MühlenAuthor
- Hernán CortésAuthor
- Hernán del SolarAuthor
- Hernán NúñezAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Hermippus of Smyrna?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.