PHILOSOPHER

Christian Thomasius

1655 - 1728

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Christian Thomasius (1 January 1655 – 23 September 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Thomasius has received more than 88,779 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Christian Thomasius is the 404th most popular philosopher (down from 396th in 2019), the 1,004th most popular biography from Germany (down from 983rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular German Philosopher.

Christian Thomasius is most famous for being the first professor of law at the University of Halle.

Memorability Metrics

  • 89k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Christian Thomasiuses by language

Over the past year Christian Thomasius has had the most page views in the with 13,079 views, followed by English (11,690), and Spanish (3,900). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Alemannic (82.82%), Estonian (47.93%), and Catalan (47.85%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Christian Thomasius ranks 404 out of 1,267. Before him are Ahmad Sirhindi, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Archelaus, Timon of Phlius, Chantal Mouffe, and Leszek Kołakowski. After him are Eubulides, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Brunetto Latini, Peter Sloterdijk, Phaedo of Elis, and Franciscus Patricius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1655, Christian Thomasius ranks 5. Before him are Pope Innocent XIII, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Charles XI of Sweden, and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg. After him are Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Zumbi, Rinaldo d'Este, Bernard de Montfaucon, Johann Christoph Denner, Ferdinand Kettler, and Caspar Bartholin the Younger. Among people deceased in 1728, Christian Thomasius ranks 4. Before him are Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, Marin Marais, and Anne Marie d'Orléans. After him are Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, Agostino Steffani, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, and Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian Thomasius ranks 1,004 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Louise of Prussia (1838), Hans Oster (1887), Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (1786), Emmy Göring (1893), August Grisebach (1814), and Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789). After him are Emil Erlenmeyer (1825), Zwentibold (870), John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526), Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), and Peter Sloterdijk (1947).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Christian Thomasius ranks 54. Before him are David Strauss (1808), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), Gershom Scholem (1897), Leo Strauss (1899), Karl Rahner (1904), and Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842). After him are Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), Peter Sloterdijk (1947), Franz Rosenzweig (1886), Henry Suso (1295), Johannes Althusius (1563), and Paul Natorp (1854).

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