PHILOSOPHER

Bernard of Chartres

1070 - 1130

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Bernard of Chartres (Latin: Bernardus Carnotensis; died after 1124) was a twelfth-century French Neo-Platonist philosopher, scholar, and administrator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard of Chartres has received more than 134,813 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bernard of Chartres is the 417th most popular philosopher (down from 413th in 2019).

Bernard of Chartres is most famous for being a 12th century philosopher and theologian. He is also credited with the invention of the quadrivium, which is a system of knowledge that includes arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.

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  • 61.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bernard of Chartres ranks 417 out of 1,267. Before him are Franz Rosenzweig, Eudemus of Rhodes, Buddhaghosa, Siger of Brabant, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, and John Philoponus. After him are Alain de Benoist, Pavel Florensky, Dong Zhongshu, Olympiodorus the Younger, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, and Adam Ferguson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1070, Bernard of Chartres ranks 2. Before him is Coloman, King of Hungary. After him are Bertrade de Montfort, Raymond of Burgundy, William of Champeaux, Abraham bar Hiyya, Theophilus Presbyter, Philippa, Countess of Toulouse, Gilbert de la Porrée, Zbigniew of Poland, Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, and Prince Álmos. Among people deceased in 1130, Bernard of Chartres ranks 6. Before him are Pope Honorius II, Ibn Tumart, Joannes Zonaras, Isidore the Laborer, and Theresa, Countess of Portugal. After him are Bohemond II of Antioch, Sigurd the Crusader, Margaret Fredkulla, Domenico Michiel, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, and Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia.

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