1583 - 1652
Denis Pétau (21 August 1583 – 11 December 1652), also known as Dionysius Petavius, was a French Jesuit theologian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Pétau has received more than 40,824 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Pétau is the 840th most popular philosopher (down from 817th in 2019), the 2,871st most popular biography from France (down from 2,709th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular French Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Denis Pétau ranks 840 out of 1,081. Before him are Thomas Arnold, Alcidamas, Syrianus, Albinus, Menedemus, and Józef Maria Bocheński. After him are F. H. Bradley, Michael Dummett, Byung-Chul Han, Wang Fuzhi, Anselm of Laon, and Lanza del Vasto.
1795 - 1842
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 834
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 835
400 - 437
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 836
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 837
340 BC - 265 BC
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 838
1902 - 1995
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 839
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 840
1846 - 1924
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 841
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 842
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 843
1619 - 1692
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 844
1050 - 1117
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 845
1901 - 1981
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 846
Among people born in 1583, Denis Pétau ranks 14. Before him are Pieter Lastman, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Orlando Gibbons, Jan Porcellis, Hayashi Razan, and Eleanor of Prussia. After him are Iskandar Muda, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, Susanna Hall, and Philip Massinger. Among people deceased in 1652, Denis Pétau ranks 11. Before him are John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Pietro Della Valle, Inigo Jones, Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, and Jan Dirksz Both. After him are Johann von Werth, Chen Hongshou, and Claes Jansz. Visscher.
1583 - 1633
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 8
1583 - 1611
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 9
1583 - 1625
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 10
1583 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 11
1583 - 1657
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 12
1583 - 1607
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 13
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 14
1583 - 1636
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 15
1583 - 1625
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 16
1583 - 1648
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 17
1583 - 1649
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 18
1583 - 1640
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 19
1589 - 1652
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 5
1586 - 1652
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 6
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 7
1610 - 1652
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 8
1624 - 1652
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 9
1618 - 1652
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 10
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 11
1591 - 1652
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12
1598 - 1652
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 13
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 14
Among people born in France, Denis Pétau ranks 2,871 out of 6,011. Before him are Lupus of Troyes (395), Constance of France, Princess of Antioch (1078), Childebrand I (695), Othon Friesz (1879), François-Auguste Biard (1799), and Antoine de Chézy (1718). After him are Georges d'Amboise (1460), Paul Ulrich Villard (1860), Emmanuel Carrère (1957), Jules Guesde (1845), Hilaire Belloc (1870), and Henri Rabaud (1873).
395 - 479
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,865
1078 - 1126
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,866
695 - 751
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 2,867
1879 - 1949
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 2,868
1799 - 1882
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 2,869
1718 - 1798
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,870
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,871
1460 - 1510
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2,872
1860 - 1934
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,873
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,874
1845 - 1922
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,875
1870 - 1953
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,876
1873 - 1949
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2,877
Among philosophers born in France, Denis Pétau ranks 103. Before him are William of Conches (1080), Jean Guitton (1901), Louis Lavelle (1883), Claude Lefort (1924), André Glucksmann (1937), and Alain Finkielkraut (1949). After him are Anselm of Laon (1050), Favorinus (85), Antoine Berman (1942), Michael Baius (1513), Léon Brunschvicg (1869), and Jean Wahl (1888).
1080 - 1154
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 97
1901 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 98
1883 - 1951
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 99
1924 - 2010
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 100
1937 - 2015
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 101
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 102
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 103
1050 - 1117
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 104
85 - 200
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 105
1942 - 1991
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 106
1513 - 1589
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 107
1869 - 1944
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 108
1888 - 1974
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 109