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PHILOSOPHER

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 253,467 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Adolf von Harnack is the 432nd most popular philosopher (down from 403rd in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 15th 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 432 out of 1,081Before him are Ge Hong, Michel de Certeau, Étienne Gilson, Damascius, Eudemus of Rhodes, and Hunayn ibn Ishaq. After him are Hans Reichenbach, Francisco Ferrer, Pavel Florensky, Arnobius, Michel Serres, and P. D. Ouspensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Adolf von Harnack ranks 16Before him are Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, Léon Bourgeois, Martinus Beijerinck, Friedrich von Wieser, and Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Knut Wicksell, Vincent d'Indy, Isabella, Princess of Asturias, Torakusu Yamaha, Asa Griggs Candler, and Alexander, Prince of Orange. Among people deceased in 1930, Adolf von Harnack ranks 26Before him are Arthur Balfour, Siegfried Wagner, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Sakichi Toyoda, Wilfrid Voynich, and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. After him are Silvio Gesell, Luigi Facta, Leopold Auer, Jules Pascin, Yang Kaihui, and Giulio Douhet.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Adolf von Harnack ranks 18 out of 310Before him are Paul Keres (1916), Arnold Rüütel (1928), Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770), Paul von Rennenkampf (1854), Jacob De la Gardie (1583), and Felix Kersten (1898). After him are Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770), Alar Karis (1958), Jakob von Uexküll (1864), Kersti Kaljulaid (1969), Ernst Öpik (1893), and Michael Sittow (1459).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Estonia

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