1866 - 1952
Benedetto Croce KOCI, COSML (Italian: [beneˈdetto ˈkroːtʃe]; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography and aesthetics. In most regards, Croce was a liberal, although he opposed laissez-faire free trade and had considerable influence on other Italian intellectuals, including both Marxist Antonio Gramsci and fascist Giovanni Gentile. Croce was President of PEN International, the worldwide writers' association, from 1949 until 1952. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedetto Croce has received more than 344,070 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Benedetto Croce is the 208th most popular philosopher (up from 214th in 2019), the 508th most popular biography from Italy (up from 527th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Philosopher.
Benedetto Croce was a philosopher and historian who is most famous for his philosophy of aesthetics.
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Among philosophers, Benedetto Croce ranks 208 out of 1,089. Before him are Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, Solomon ibn Gabirol, Ibn Tufail, Georgi Plekhanov, and Bayazid Bastami. After him are Pelagius, Muhammad Abduh, Melissus of Samos, Gabriel Marcel, Miguel de Unamuno, and Swami Vivekananda.
500 - 510
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 202
1714 - 1780
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 203
1021 - 1058
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 204
1110 - 1185
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 205
1856 - 1918
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 206
804 - 874
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 207
1866 - 1952
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 208
360 - 420
HPI: 75.32
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1849 - 1905
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 210
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 211
1889 - 1973
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 212
1864 - 1936
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 213
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 214
Among people born in 1866, Benedetto Croce ranks 9. Before him are Romain Rolland, Erik Satie, H. G. Wells, George Gurdjieff, Thomas Hunt Morgan, and Beatrix Potter. After him are Alfred Werner, Hans von Seeckt, Aby Warburg, Giovanni Agnelli, Ferruccio Busoni, and Anne Sullivan. Among people deceased in 1952, Benedetto Croce ranks 10. Before him are John Dewey, Eva Perón, Alexandra Kollontai, Chaim Weizmann, Paul Éluard, and Wilm Hosenfeld. After him are Karen Horney, Walter Schellenberg, Sven Hedin, Elena of Montenegro, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Hattie McDaniel.
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 3
1866 - 1925
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 4
1866 - 1946
HPI: 80.37
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1866 - 1949
HPI: 79.34
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1866 - 1945
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 7
1866 - 1943
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 8
1866 - 1952
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 9
1866 - 1919
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 10
1866 - 1936
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 11
1866 - 1929
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 12
1866 - 1945
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 13
1866 - 1924
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 14
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.59
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1859 - 1952
HPI: 82.66
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1919 - 1952
HPI: 81.64
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1872 - 1952
HPI: 78.05
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1874 - 1952
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 7
1895 - 1952
HPI: 75.82
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1895 - 1952
HPI: 75.57
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1866 - 1952
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 10
1885 - 1952
HPI: 75.27
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1910 - 1952
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 12
1865 - 1952
HPI: 74.15
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1871 - 1952
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 14
1879 - 1952
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 15
1893 - 1952
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 16
Among people born in Italy, Benedetto Croce ranks 508 out of 4,088. Before him are Filippino Lippi (1457), Lucia Bosè (1931), Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729), Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Stephen I (200), and Domenico Cimarosa (1749). After him are Giorgio Napolitano (1925), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Gianni Rodari (1920), Ennius (-239), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), and Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807).
1457 - 1504
HPI: 75.46
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1931 - 2020
HPI: 75.46
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1729 - 1799
HPI: 75.46
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715 - 757
HPI: 75.44
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200 - 257
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 506
1749 - 1801
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 507
1866 - 1952
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 508
1925 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 509
1923 - 2019
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 510
1920 - 1980
HPI: 75.35
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239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 75.34
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1692 - 1766
HPI: 75.32
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1807 - 1876
HPI: 75.32
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Among philosophers born in Italy, Benedetto Croce ranks 18. Before him are Bonaventure (1221), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Giambattista Vico (1668), Marsilio Ficino (1433), Cesare Beccaria (1738), and Giorgio Agamben (1942). After him are Hippasus (-600), Julius Evola (1898), Marsilius of Padua (1275), Aristoxenus (-360), Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), and Giovanni Gentile (1875).
1221 - 1274
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 12
1568 - 1639
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 13
1668 - 1744
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 14
1433 - 1499
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 15
1738 - 1794
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 16
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 17
1866 - 1952
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 18
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 19
1898 - 1974
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 20
1275 - 1342
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 21
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 22
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 23
1875 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 24