1714 - 1762
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (; German: [ˈbaʊmˌgaʁtn̩]; 17 July 1714 – 27 May 1762) was a German philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten has received more than 168,142 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten is the 162nd most popular philosopher (down from 153rd in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Germany (down from 215th in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Philosopher.
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten is most famous for his work in aesthetics. He is also famous for his work on the philosophy of taste and the philosophy of art.
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Among philosophers, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten ranks 162 out of 1,089. Before him are Adi Shankara, Bodhidharma, Ernst Cassirer, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Emmanuel Levinas, and Marquis de Condorcet. After him are Kabir, Cesare Beccaria, Claude Adrien Helvétius, Paul Ricœur, Jean Buridan, and Ernest Renan.
788 - 820
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 156
483 - 540
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 157
1874 - 1945
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 158
1768 - 1834
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 159
1906 - 1995
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 160
1743 - 1794
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 161
1714 - 1762
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 162
1440 - 1518
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 163
1738 - 1794
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 164
1715 - 1771
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 165
1913 - 2005
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 166
1295 - 1361
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 167
1823 - 1892
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 168
Among people born in 1714, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten ranks 3. Before him are Christoph Willibald Gluck and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. After him are Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, Joseph I of Portugal, Claude Joseph Vernet, Niccolò Jommelli, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Pontiac, Alaungpaya, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. Among people deceased in 1762, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten ranks 3. Before him are Elizabeth of Russia and Peter III of Russia. After him are James Bradley, Crown Prince Sado, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Emperor Momozono, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Francesco Geminiani, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Jean Calas.
1714 - 1787
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 1
1714 - 1788
HPI: 79.29
Rank: 2
1714 - 1762
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 3
1714 - 1780
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 4
1714 - 1777
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 5
1714 - 1789
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 6
1714 - 1774
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 7
1714 - 1790
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 8
1714 - 1769
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 9
1714 - 1760
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 10
1714 - 1774
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 11
1714 - 1785
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 12
1709 - 1762
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 1
1728 - 1762
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 2
1714 - 1762
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 3
1693 - 1762
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 4
1735 - 1762
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 5
1750 - 1762
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 6
1741 - 1762
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 7
1696 - 1762
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 8
1687 - 1762
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 9
1713 - 1762
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 10
1689 - 1762
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 11
1698 - 1762
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten ranks 237 out of 5,289. Before him are Leopold von Ranke (1795), Ludwig Erhard (1897), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Eduard Bernstein (1850), Pina Bausch (1940), and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868). After him are Valentinian II (371), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804), Eduard Buchner (1860), Jupp Heynckes (1945), and John of Austria (1547).
1795 - 1886
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 231
1897 - 1977
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 232
1620 - 1688
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 233
1850 - 1932
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 234
1940 - 2009
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 235
1868 - 1914
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 236
1714 - 1762
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 237
371 - 392
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 238
1881 - 1948
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 239
1804 - 1891
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 240
1860 - 1917
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 241
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 242
1547 - 1578
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 243
Among philosophers born in Germany, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten ranks 28. Before him are Baron d'Holbach (1723), Wilhelm Dilthey (1833), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Adam Weishaupt (1748), Carl Schmitt (1888), and Max Horkheimer (1895). After him are Athanasius Kircher (1602), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), Max Scheler (1874), Max Stirner (1806), Rudolf Carnap (1891), and Moses Mendelssohn (1729).
1723 - 1789
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 22
1833 - 1911
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 23
1846 - 1926
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 24
1748 - 1830
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 25
1888 - 1985
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 26
1895 - 1973
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 27
1714 - 1762
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 28
1602 - 1680
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 29
1855 - 1936
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 30
1874 - 1928
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 31
1806 - 1856
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 32
1891 - 1970
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 33
1729 - 1786
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 34