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Adolf von Harnack

1851 - 1930

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Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (born Harnack; 7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and prominent Church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873 to 1912 (in which he is sometimes credited as Adolf Harnack). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolf von Harnack has received more than 270,629 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Adolf von Harnack is the 425th most popular philosopher (up from 432nd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Philosopher.

Adolf von Harnack is most famous for his work in the field of patristics. He was a German theologian who was known for his work in New Testament studies and the history of early Christianity.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Adolf von Harnack ranks 425 out of 1,267. Before him are Pavel Florensky, Dong Zhongshu, Olympiodorus the Younger, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Adam Ferguson, and Ge Hong. After him are Pierre d'Ailly, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, H. L. A. Hart, and Henry Suso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Adolf von Harnack ranks 16. Before him are Georg Jellinek, Peder Severin Krøyer, Léon Bourgeois, Torakusu Yamaha, Isabella, Princess of Asturias, and Martinus Beijerinck. After him are Arne Garborg, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Friedrich von Wieser, Vincent d'Indy, Asa Griggs Candler, and Knut Wicksell. Among people deceased in 1930, Adolf von Harnack ranks 24. Before him are Horst Wessel, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Siegfried Wagner, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Sakichi Toyoda, and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. After him are Luigi Facta, Adolf Engler, Silvio Gesell, Vasily Bartold, Otto Mueller, and Leopold Auer.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Adolf von Harnack ranks 16 out of 351. Before him are Paul Keres (1916), Louis Kahn (1901), Arnold Rüütel (1928), Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929), Alar Karis (1958), and Felix Kersten (1898). After him are Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770), Jacob De la Gardie (1583), Kaja Kallas (1977), Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), Siim Kallas (1948), and Paul von Rennenkampf (1854).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Estonia

Among philosophers born in Estonia, Adolf von Harnack ranks 1. After him are Hermann von Keyserling (1880), Uku Masing (1909), and Hendrik Adamson (1891).

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