Philo Philo of Alexandria (; grc, Φίλων, Phílōn; he, יְדִידְיָה, Yəḏīḏyāh (Jedediah); ), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. Philo's deplo ...

of Alexandria (20 BCE – 40 CE) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. Philo may also refer to:

People

Given name

Philo of Byblos Philo of Byblos ( grc, Φίλων Βύβλιος, ''Phílōn Býblios''; la, Philo Byblius; – 141), also known as Herennius Philon, was an antiquarian writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek. He is chiefly known for ...

(64–141 CE), writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek *

Philo of Larissa Philo of Larissa ( el, Φίλων ὁ Λαρισσαῖος ''Philon ho Larissaios''; 159/8–84/3 BC) was a Greek philosophy, Greek philosopher. He was a pupil of Clitomachus (philosopher), Clitomachus, whom he succeeded as head of the Platonic ...

, Greek philosopher who lived during the 1st century BC *

Philon Philon ( el, Φίλων), Athenian architect of the 4th century BC, is known as the planner of two important works: the portico of twelve Doric columns to the great Hall of the Mysteries at Eleusis (work commissioned by Demetrius Phalereus ab ...

, Greek architect of the 4th century BC *

Philo (poet) Philo was a Greek poet and writer. He was a Hellenistic Jewish author of an epic poem in Greek hexameters on the history of Jerusalem. He lived at an earlier date than Philo the philosopher. Alexander Polyhistor (c. 105-35 B.C.) quotes several pass ...

, Hellenistic Jewish epic poet quoted in a 2nd-century BC source *

Philo of Byzantium Philo of Byzantium ( el, , ''Phílōn ho Byzántios'', ca. 280 BC – ca. 220 BC), also known as Philo Mechanicus, was a Greek engineer, physicist and writer on mechanics, who lived during the latter half of the 3rd century BC. Although he was f ...

, Greek engineer who lived during the 3rd or 2nd century BC *

Philo the Dialectician Philo the Dialectician ( el, Φίλων; fl. 300 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian (Dialectical) school. He is sometimes called Philo of Megara although the city of his birth is unknown. He is most famous for the debate he had with his ...

(c. 300 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher * Philo Dibble (1951–2011), American diplomat *

Philo Dunning Philo Dunning (March 23, 1819 – September 10, 1900) was an American merchant and druggist from Madison, Wisconsin, who held a number of local office, spent a single one-year term as a Reform Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from D ...

(1819–1900), American politician *

Philo Farnsworth Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor and television pioneer. He made many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television. He is best known for his 1927 invention of t ...

(1906–1971), American inventor *

Philo C. Fuller Philo Case Fuller (August 14, 1787 near Marlboro, Middlesex County, Massachusetts – August 16, 1855 near Geneva, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Early life Fuller was born on August 14, 1787 in Marlborough ...

(1787–1855), American lawyer and politician * Philo Hall (1865–1938), American politician * Philo Miner Lonsbury (1835–1922), Michigan politician and soldier *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ...

(1893–1981), American actor *

Philo McGiffin Philo Norton McGiffin (December 12/13, 1860 – February 11, 1897) was an American soldier of fortune serving in Chinese service as a naval advisor during the First Sino-Japanese War The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 Ap ...

(1860–1897), American naval officer * Philo Nanema (born 10 April 1982), Burkinabé comedian and actress *

Philo A. Orton Philo Atwood Orton, Jr., (March 27, 1837June 10, 1919) was an American lawyer, politician, judge, and banker. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and held several local and county offices in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Biography Bo ...

(1837–1919), American politician and jurist *

Philo Wallace Philo Alphonso Wallace (born 2 August 1970) is a Barbados, Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indian cricket team, West Indies. Having first attempted to get into cricket in 1990, he made the big time in 1997–98 after hitting 198 runs ...

(born 1970), Barbadian cricketer

Surname

Chris Philo Chris Philo FAcSS (born 1960) is Professor of Geography at the Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, the University of Glasgow. Philo graduated from the Sidney Sussex College of Cambridge University and became a Research Fellow there. In ...

(born 1960), professor of geography at the University of Glasgow * Mark Philo (1984–2006), English footballer *

Phoebe Philo Phoebe Philo OBE (born 1 January 1973) is a British fashion designer. She was the creative director of fashion brands Céline from 2008 to 2018 and Chloé from 2001 to 2006. Early life and education Philo was born in Paris to British parents wo ...

(born 1973), British fashion designer *

William Philo William Philo (17 February 1882 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom – 7 July 1916 in France) was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal A bronze meda ...

(1882–1916), British middleweight boxer and Olympic bronze medalist

Other

* The nickname of

Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and ba ...

(1949–1986), Irish musician and songwriter

Places in the United States

Philo, California Philo is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located northwest of Boonville, California, Boonville, at an elevation of . The population was 319 at the 2020 census. Philo is ...

, a census-designated place *

Philo Township, Champaign County, Illinois Philo Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,897 and it contained 762 housing units. History Philo Township changed its name from Hale Township on April 30, 1860. Geography Philo ...

Philo, Illinois Philo is a village about nine miles south of Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2020 census. Geography Philo is located three miles south of Urbana township and six miles south of the city of Urba ...

, a village *

Philo, Ohio Philo is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Muskingum County, Ohio, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 733 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Philo is the closest municipality t ...

, a village *

Philo High School Philo High School is a public high school in Duncan Falls, Ohio that serves grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Franklin Local School District. The school colors, as well as the district colors, are gold and blue. They are nicknamed the ...

, Duncan Falls, Ohio *

Philo Power Plant Philo Power Plant was a 510 megawatt (megawatt, MW), Fossil fuel power station#Coal, coal power plant located in Philo, Ohio, Philo in Muskingum County, Ohio. It was the first power plant in the United States to apply steam reheat and supercritica ...

, former power plant in Philo, Ohio

Academics

* ''Philo'' (journal), a secular naturalist philosophy journal * "Philo", a Columbia University term for a member of the

Philolexian Society The Philolexian Society of Columbia University is one of the oldest college literary and debate societies in the United States, and the oldest student group at Columbia. Founded in 1802, the Society aims to "improve its members in Oratory, Compo ...

or to the organization * "Philo", a University of Pennsylvania term for a member of the

Philomathean Society The Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania is a collegiate literary society, the oldest student group at the university, and a claimant to the title of the oldest continuously-existing literary society in the United States.This cl ...

or to the organization

Fictional characters

Philo Vance Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish—even foppish— ...

, an American detective created by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and who appears in 12 novels * Philo, a character from the ''

Fraggle Rock ''Fraggle Rock'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock'' or ''Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets'') is a children's musical fantasy comedy puppet television series about interconnected societies of Muppet creatures, created by Jim H ...

'' television series * Philo, a character from the "Weird Al" Yankovic film ''

UHF Ultra high frequency (UHF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 megahertz (MHz) and 3 gigahertz (GHz), also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one tenth of a meter (on ...

'' * Philo, a character who appears in David Hume's ''

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion ''Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion'' is a philosophical work by the Scottish philosopher David Hume, first published in 1779. Through dialogue, three philosophers named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. Whet ...

'' * Philo Beddoe, the Clint Eastwood character in the film ''

Every Which Way but Loose ''Every Which Way but Loose'' is a 1978 American action comedy film released by Warner Bros., produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. It stars Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role as Philo Beddoe, a truck ...

'' * Philomel Hartung of '' Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis'', referred to as Philo * Philo, a Roman soldier in Shakepeare's play ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around ...

Record labels

Philo Records (rhythm & blues) Philo Records was a short-lived record company and label founded in 1945 by the brothers Eddie and Leo Messner. Soon after it was founded, the name was changed to Aladdin. Philo's releases included 78 RPM singles of Illinois Jacquet, Wynonie Har ...

, founded in 1946 *

Philo Records (folk) Philo Records was founded in 1973 by half-brothers Michael Couture and Bill Schubart to record and distribute Folk music, folk and traditional music. Over the course of its nine-year history, before its sale to Rounder Records in 1982, Philo prod ...

, founded in 1973, a contemporary folk branch of Rounder Records

Other uses

Philo (company) Philo (formerly Tivli) is an American internet television company currently based in San Francisco, California, that was first founded at Harvard University in 2010 by Tuan Ho and Nicholas Krasney. Investors in the company include HBO, Andrew McC ...

, an American internet television company * , a French automaker, in business from 1912 to 1923 *

Philos basilikos Aulic titulature is a term, derived from the Greek ''aulè'' and Latin aula (in the meaning ''palace'') for hierarchic systems of titles specifically in use for court protocol. Aulic titulature is the name for a system of official rank titles, conf ...

, the lowest rank of Aulic titulature in Hellenistic Antiquity * Philo, a luxury wristwatch line marketed under the

Benrus Benrus is an American watchmaking and lifestyle company founded as a watch repair shop in New York City in 1921 by Romanian-American Benjamin Lazrus and his two brothers. Benrus watches were worn for decades by the U.S. military from World War II ...

brand. * "Philos", Greek for ' loving'