1857 - 1940
Alfred Firmin Loisy (28 February 1857 – 1 June 1940) was a French Roman Catholic priest, professor and theologian generally credited as a founder of modernism in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a critic of traditional views of the interpretation of the Bible, and argued that biblical criticism could be helpful for a theological interpretation of the Bible. He famously wrote "Jesus announced the kingdom, and it is the Church that came".His theological positions brought him into conflict with the church's authorities, including Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius X. In 1893, he was dismissed as a professor from the Institut Catholique de Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Loisy has received more than 90,006 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Loisy is the 1,333rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,205th in 2019), the 2,174th most popular biography from France (down from 2,091st in 2019) and the 113th most popular French Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Alfred Loisy ranks 1,333 out of 2,238. Before him are Clemens August of Bavaria, Zanabazar, Raymond Franz, Emil Krebs, André Vingt-Trois, and Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen. After him are Moses Isserles, Umamah bint Zainab, Amandus, Raymonde de Laroche, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, and Beatus of Liébana.
1700 - 1761
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,327
1635 - 1723
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1,328
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 1,329
1867 - 1930
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,330
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,331
1925 - 2001
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,332
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 1,333
1520 - 1572
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 1,334
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,335
600 - 676
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,336
1882 - 1919
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,337
1856 - 1921
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,338
730 - 798
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,339
Among people born in 1857, Alfred Loisy ranks 53. Before him are Émile Coué, Christian Michelsen, Cyril Genik, Williamina Fleming, Le Pétomane, and Fergus Suter. After him are Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Jacques de Morgan, Juan Vicente Gómez, Herman Bang, Gotō Shinpei, and Oskar von Hutier. Among people deceased in 1940, Alfred Loisy ranks 56. Before him are Lewis Hine, Joseph Meister, Paul Nizan, Anton Korošec, Arthur Zimmermann, and Wilhelm Dörpfeld. After him are Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Marie Krøyer, Jehan Alain, and Luigi Orione.
1857 - 1926
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 47
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 48
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 49
1857 - 1911
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 50
1857 - 1945
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 51
1857 - 1916
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 52
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 53
1857 - 1882
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 54
1857 - 1924
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 55
1857 - 1935
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 56
1857 - 1912
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 57
1857 - 1929
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 58
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 59
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 50
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 51
1905 - 1940
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 52
1872 - 1940
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 53
1864 - 1940
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 54
1853 - 1940
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 55
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 56
1878 - 1940
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 57
1851 - 1940
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 58
1875 - 1940
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 59
1867 - 1940
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 60
1911 - 1940
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 61
1872 - 1940
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 62
Among people born in France, Alfred Loisy ranks 2,174 out of 6,011. Before him are Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), André Vingt-Trois (1942), Maurice de Broglie (1875), Jacques Charrier (1936), Jean-Loup Chrétien (1938), and Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952). After him are François-Marie Raoult (1830), Étienne-Gabriel Morelly (1717), Paul Frère (1917), Amandus (600), Jean Prouvé (1901), and Henri Pescarolo (1942).
1882 - 1917
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2,168
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 2,169
1875 - 1960
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 2,170
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 2,171
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 2,172
1952 - 1997
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,173
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,174
1830 - 1901
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,175
1717 - 1778
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 2,176
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2,177
600 - 676
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2,178
1901 - 1984
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 2,179
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,180
Among religious figures born in France, Alfred Loisy ranks 113. Before him are Jean Calas (1698), Germanus of Auxerre (378), Maurice de Sully (1110), Ivo of Chartres (1040), Peter Nolasco (1180), and André Vingt-Trois (1942). After him are Amandus (600), Raymonde de Laroche (1882), Henri Estienne (1528), Medardus (470), Bernard of Menthon (923), and Mamertus (401).
1698 - 1762
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 107
378 - 448
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 108
1110 - 1196
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 109
1040 - 1115
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 110
1180 - 1256
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 111
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 112
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 113
600 - 676
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 114
1882 - 1919
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 115
1528 - 1598
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 116
470 - 560
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 117
923 - 1008
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 118
401 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 119