PHILOSOPHER

Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro

1676 - 1764

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Friar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito xeˈɾonimo fejˈxo(o) j monteˈneɣɾo]; 8 October 1676 – 26 September 1764) was a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro has received more than 97,929 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro is the 929th most popular philosopher (down from 893rd in 2019), the 1,043rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 971st in 2019) and the 30th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 929 out of 1,267. Before him are Dirck Coornhert, František Tomášek, Simón Rodríguez, Karl Groos, Dietrich von Hildebrand, and Vasily Rozanov. After him are Antoine Berman, Leo Baeck, Azmi Bishara, John Scott Haldane, Ervin László, and Anandavardhana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1676, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 19. Before him are Stanisław Poniatowski, Mkhitar Sebastatsi, Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Michael II Apafi, and Maria Clara Eimmart. After him are Boris Kurakin, and Anthony Collins. Among people deceased in 1764, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 15. Before him are Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, Francesco Algarotti, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Picander. After him are Semyon Chelyuskin, Hans Adolph Brorson, and Nathaniel Bliss.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 1,043 out of 3,355. Before him are Ignacio Ramonet (1943), Maria de Luna (1353), José Enrique Varela (1891), Justo Tejada (1933), Émile Henry (1872), and Ibn Hayyan (987). After him are Pilar Lorengar (1928), Jesús López Cobos (1940), Nacho (1990), Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450), Ana Belén (1951), and Robert de Nola (1500).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 30. Before him are Melchor Cano (1509), Francisco Sanches (1550), Domingo de Soto (1494), Bahya ibn Paquda (1050), Lubna of Córdoba (922), and Dominicus Gundissalinus (1115). After him are Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905), Fernando Savater (1947), Jaime Balmes (1810), Gómez Pereira (1500), and Julián Marías (1914).

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