PHILOSOPHER

Bahya ibn Paquda

1050 - 1120

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Bahyā ibn Pāqudā (Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda, Pekudah, Bakuda; Judeo-Arabic: בחיי אבן פקודה, Arabic: بهية بن فاقودا), c. 1050–1120, was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in the Taifa of Zaragoza in al-Andalus (now Spain). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bahya ibn Paquda has received more than 108,662 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bahya ibn Paquda is the 866th most popular philosopher (down from 857th in 2019), the 930th most popular biography from Spain (down from 911th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bahya ibn Paquda ranks 866 out of 1,267. Before him are Domingo de Soto, Emer de Vattel, Pierre Daniel Huet, William Paley, Tao Hongjing, and André Glucksmann. After him are Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Lubna of Córdoba, Sarah Kofman, Lanza del Vasto, Rudolf Stammler, and Francesco Filelfo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Bahya ibn Paquda ranks 23. Before him are Domenico Michiel, Olaf I of Denmark, Ahmad al-Muqtadir, Berthold II, Duke of Swabia, Li Tang, and Ingvar the Far-Travelled. After him are Isaac Komnenos, Anselm of Laon, Sophia of Hungary, Welf, Duke of Carinthia, Ioane Petritsi, and Leopold of Styria. Among people deceased in 1120, Bahya ibn Paquda ranks 6. Before him are William Adelin, Blessed Gerard, Ingegerd of Norway, Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, and Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut. After him are Albert of Aix, and Eadmer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Bahya ibn Paquda ranks 930 out of 3,355. Before him are Marcelino García Toral (1965), Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque (1342), Ricardo Viñes (1875), Antonio José Cavanilles (1745), Pedro González de Mendoza (1428), and Arsenio Martínez Campos (1831). After him are Vicente Juan Masip (1505), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Juvencus (400), Lubna of Córdoba (922), Julio Salinas (1962), and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Bahya ibn Paquda ranks 27. Before him are María Zambrano (1904), Joseph Albo (1380), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Melchor Cano (1509), Francisco Sanches (1550), and Domingo de Soto (1494). After him are Lubna of Córdoba (922), Dominicus Gundissalinus (1115), Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676), Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905), Fernando Savater (1947), and Jaime Balmes (1810).

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