Which artist (painter, playright, composer, philosopher, author, etc.) has contributed the most to society? Why?

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"And as he gazed at his domain, he wept as there were no more worlds to conquer".
Alexander the Great.

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"Quincitilius Varus, give me back my legions!"
Emperor Augustus of Rome.

Although AtG was a student of Aristotle, AtG was not an artist.

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Unanswerable question, though Da Vinci would be my choice

Aristoteles. If mankind would have accepted his brilliance earlier, we would have travelled to the moon in the 10th century instead of the 20th. No, don't say it: I'm definetly not exaggerating.
But then...what do I know? Here's the 'official' genius world-ranking:
http://www.wanderlist.com/genius

My personal favourite is currently ranked at #72, but I'm sure he'll claim the number 1 spot in no time.

So you first write that the question is unanswerable and then you answer it? LOL

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:stupid: . But I prefer the wisdom of nr. 93. SHUT UP, FOOL!

Closely followed by Immanuel Kant, with a -1 score.

I would have to pick Jesus.

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depends on your definition of artist, because ultimately everyone has done something that can be considered artwork, then again i think some stuff in exhibitions is purely crap, but they call it art.