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Alain de Lille

1117 - 1202

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Alain de Lille (Alan of Lille) (Latin: Alanus ab Insulis; c. 1128 – 1202/03) was a French theologian and poet. He was born in Lille, some time before 1128. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain de Lille has received more than 123,463 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Alain de Lille is the 411th most popular philosopher (up from 444th in 2019), the 1,222nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,301st in 2019) and the 55th most popular French Philosopher.

Alain de Lille is most famous for his work "The Plaint of Nature."

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alain de Lille ranks 411 out of 1,081Before him are Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Paul Grice, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Linji Yixuan, Ban Zhao, and Boetius of Dacia. After him are Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Bernard of Chartres, Ernest Gellner, Vincent of Beauvais, Carl Gustav Hempel, and Ernesto Laclau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1117, Alain de Lille ranks 1After him is Saint Homobonus. Among people deceased in 1202, Alain de Lille ranks 4Before him are Joachim of Fiore, Canute VI of Denmark, and Sverre of Norway. After him are Mieszko III the Old, Myeongjong of Goryeo, Birger Brosa, Blondel de Nesle, Gaucelm Faidit, and Inge Magnusson.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain de Lille ranks 1,222 out of 6,011Before him are Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767), Jacques Perrin (1941), Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (1311), Pepin the Hunchback (770), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), and Louis, Count of Vendôme (1376). After him are Theuderic II (587), Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202), Ange-Jacques Gabriel (1698), Fanny Ardant (1949), Adalberon (947), and Laurent Blanc (1965).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Alain de Lille ranks 55Before him are Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460), Jean Gerson (1363), Pierre d'Ailly (1350), Maurice Halbwachs (1877), Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782), and Étienne Cabet (1788). After him are Ernest Gellner (1925), Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Maine de Biran (1766), Richard Avenarius (1843), Emmanuel Mounier (1905), and Michel de Certeau (1925).