Hryhorii Skovoroda
#12,966
Most Influential Person Across History
Ukrainian philosopher
Hryhorii Skovoroda's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Download Badge
Philosophy
Why Is Hryhorii Skovoroda Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Hryhorii Skovoroda, also Gregory Skovoroda or Grigory Skovoroda was a philosopher of Ukrainian Cossack origin who lived and worked in the Russian Empire. He was a poet, a teacher and a composer of liturgical music. His significant influence on his contemporaries and succeeding generations and his way of life were universally regarded as Socratic, and he was often called a "Socrates". Skovoroda's work contributed to the cultural heritage both of modern-day Ukraine and of Russia, both countries claiming him as a native son.
